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Is telephone a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word telephone is a Scrabble US word. The word telephone is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is telephone a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word telephone is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

T1E1L1E1P3H4O1N1E1

Is telephone a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word telephone is a Words With Friends word. The word telephone is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1E1L2E1P4H3O1N2E1

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9-letter words (2 found)

PHENETOLE,TELEPHONE,

8-letter words (1 found)

PHENETOL,

7-letter words (1 found)

POTHEEN,

6-letter words (8 found)

EOTHEN,ETHENE,HOLPEN,LEPTON,LETHEE,PENTEL,PHENOL,POTEEN,

5-letter words (22 found)

ELOPE,ELPEE,ETHNE,HELOT,HOTEL,HOTEN,LENTO,LEONE,LETHE,NEELE,NETOP,OLENT,PELON,PHENE,PHEON,PHONE,PLEON,TEENE,TEPEE,THOLE,TOPEE,TOPHE,

4-letter words (61 found)

ENOL,EPEE,ETEN,ETHE,HEEL,HELE,HELO,HELP,HENT,HEPT,HETE,HOLE,HOLP,HOLT,HONE,HOPE,HOTE,LEEP,LEET,LENO,LENT,LEPT,LONE,LOPE,LOTE,LOTH,NEEP,NETE,NOEL,NOLE,NOPE,NOTE,OLPE,OPEN,PEEL,PEEN,PELE,PELT,PENE,PENT,PEON,PHON,PHOT,PLOT,POET,POLE,POLT,PONE,PONT,POTE,TEEL,TEEN,TELE,TENE,THEE,THEN,THON,TOLE,TONE,TOPE,TOPH,

3-letter words (46 found)

EEL,EEN,ELT,ENE,EON,ETH,HEN,HEP,HET,HOE,HON,HOP,HOT,LEE,LEP,LET,LOP,LOT,NEE,NEP,NET,NOH,NOT,NTH,OLE,ONE,OPE,OPT,PEE,PEH,PEL,PEN,PET,PHO,PHT,POH,POL,POT,TEE,TEL,TEN,THE,THO,TOE,TON,TOP,

2-letter words (18 found)

EE,EH,EL,EN,ET,HE,HO,LO,NE,NO,OE,OH,ON,OP,PE,PO,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 160 words from telephone according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of telephone

telephone

Etymology

First used by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 to refer to the modern instrument, but previous devices had been given this name, which was borrowed from French téléphone. Ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/, /ˈ tɛl.əˌfəʊn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/
  • Hyphenation: tel‧e‧phone

Noun

telephone (countable and uncountable, plural telephones)

  1. (countable) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
    Synonyms: (slang) blower, phone, (slang) Ameche, (slang) dog and bone, (informal) horn, (slang) pipe; see also Thesaurus:phone
    Hyponym: cellphone
  2. (countable, historical) The receiver of such a device.
  3. (Canada, US, uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
  4. (Canada, US, uncountable, figuratively) Chinese whispers; a situation in which an initial message has been distorted and misunderstood by being passed from person to person.

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Verb

telephone (third-person singular simple present telephones, present participle telephoning, simple past and past participle telephoned)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.
  2. (transitive) To convey (a message) via telephone.

Synonyms

  • call, drop a line, phone, ring
  • See also Thesaurus:telephone

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Anagrams

  • phenetole

Source: wiktionary.org