Words Containing TEL
- 1,278 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing TEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
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How often does TEL appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 1,278 words containing TEL. Most are 10 letters long, they average 14.6 points, the best is OVERINTELLECTUALIZING (36 points) and 33.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 1,278
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 203 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.6
- out of 36 max
- Longest word
- OVERINTELLECTUALIZING
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 33.5% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 33.5%
- y 21.8%
- e 9.6%
Top vowel pairs
- io6%
- ie4.5%
- eo3.1%
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 word containing TEL
o 1v 4e 1r 1i 1n 1t 1e 1l 1l 1e 1c 3t 1u 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + U 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 36 points
- Double word
- 72 pts
- Triple word
- 108 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
overintellectualizing
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing TEL are there?
There are 1,278 words containing TEL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 203 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing TEL?
OVERINTELLECTUALIZING is worth 36 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OVERINTELLECTUALIZED (35), OVERINTELLECTUALIZES (34), OVERINTELLECTUALIZE (33).
What are some common words containing TEL?
Everyday examples include IMMEDIATELY, SEPARATELY, ULTIMATELY, INTELLIGENCE, ABSOLUTELY, COMPLETELY, DEFINITELY, DELIBERATELY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing TEL?
OVERINTELLECTUALIZING has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, TELECOMMUNICATIONS (18 letters) is the longest common one.