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Is telic a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word telic is a Scrabble US word. The word telic is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is telic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word telic is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Yes. The word telic is a Words With Friends word. The word telic is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

TELIC,

4-letter words (11 found)

CEIL,CELT,CIEL,CITE,CLIT,ETIC,LICE,LITE,TEIL,TICE,TILE,

3-letter words (13 found)

CEL,CIT,ELT,ICE,LEI,LET,LIE,LIT,TEC,TEL,TIC,TIE,TIL,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,ET,IT,LI,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 32 words from telic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of telic

telic etlic tleic lteic eltic letic teilc etilc tielc itelc eitlc ietlc tliec ltiec tilec itlec litec iltec elitc leitc eiltc ieltc lietc iletc telci etlci tleci lteci eltci letci tecli etcli tceli cteli ectli cetli tlcei ltcei tclei ctlei lctei cltei elcti lecti eclti celti lceti cleti teicl eticl tiecl itecl eitcl ietcl tecil etcil tceil cteil ectil cetil ticel itcel tciel ctiel ictel citel eictl iectl ecitl ceitl icetl cietl tlice ltice tilce itlce litce iltce tlcie ltcie tclie ctlie lctie cltie ticle itcle tcile ctile ictle citle licte ilcte lcite clite iclte cilte elict leict eilct ielct liect ilect elcit lecit eclit celit lceit cleit eiclt ieclt ecilt ceilt icelt cielt licet ilcet lciet cliet iclet cilet

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Definitions and meaning of telic

telic

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τελῐκός (telikós, “final”), from τέλος (télos, “end”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtiːlɪk/

Adjective

telic (comparative more telic, superlative most telic)

  1. Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.
    Antonym: paratelic
  2. (grammar) That expresses an end or purpose.
    • 1995, Michela Cennamo, Patterns of 'Active' Syntax in Late Latin Pleonastic Reflexives, John Charles Smith, Delia Bentley (editors), Historical Linguistics 1995: Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Volume 1: General Issues and Non-Germanic Languages, page 39,
      In this framework, verbs denoting directed change of location, such as Italian andare 'go', instantiate Core Unaccusativity, in that they have a Theme subject and are the most telic, concrete, dynamic.
    Antonym: atelic
  3. (linguistics) That expresses the perfective aspect.

Derived terms

  • paratelic
  • telic aspect

Related terms

  • telicity

See also

  • teleo-
  • teleology
  • -tely

References

  • “telic, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

  • cleit

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