7-Letter Words Starting With TELL
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words Starting With TELL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words Starting With TELL 6 words
How common is TELL at the start of seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 seven-letter words that start with TELL. They average 7.2 points and the best is TELLING (8 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.2
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 83.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 83.3%
- g 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring seven-letter word that starts with TELL
t 1e 1l 1l 1i 1n 1g 2
T 1 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
telling
- nounan act of narration“he was the hero according to his own relation”
- nouninforming by words
- noundisclosing information or giving evidence about another
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How many seven-letter words that start with TELL are there?
There are 6 seven-letter words that start with TELL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word that starts with TELL?
TELLING is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TELLERS (7), TELLIES (7), TELLARS (7).
Which rare seven-letter words that start with TELL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include TELLARS (7), TELLENS (7), TELLINS (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.