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Popular Words Containing TELL

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words Containing TELL 334 words

6-Letter Words With TELL 9

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7-Letter Words With TELL 16

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8-Letter Words With TELL 33

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9-Letter Words With TELL 50

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10-Letter Words With TELL 57

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11-Letter Words With TELL 40

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12-Letter Words With TELL 32

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13-Letter Words With TELL 24

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14-Letter Words With TELL 17

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15-Letter Words With TELL 18

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16-Letter Words With TELL 10

17-Letter Words With TELL 9

18-Letter Words With TELL 5

19-Letter Words With TELL 4

20-Letter Words With TELL 5

21-Letter Words With TELL 1

How often does TELL appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 334 words containing TELL. Most are 10 letters long, they average 14 points, the best is OVERINTELLECTUALIZING (36 points) and 36.5% end in S.

Total words
334
Most common length
10 letters
57 words
Average Scrabble score
14
out of 36 max
Longest word
OVERINTELLECTUALIZING
21 letters
Most common ending
S
36.5% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 36.5%
  • e 14.7%
  • d 6.9%

Top vowel pairs

  • ua9.3%
  • io6%
  • ia2.7%

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 word containing TELL

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 TELL are there?

There are 334 words containing TELL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 57 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing TELL?

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 TELL?

Everyday examples include INTELLIGENCE, INTELLIGENT, TELL, INTELLECTUAL, SATELLITE, INTELLECT, TELLING, TELLS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word containing TELL?

OVERINTELLECTUALIZING has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CONSTELLATIONS (14 letters) is the longest common one.