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What does telly mean? Is telly a Scrabble word?

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Is telly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word telly is a Scrabble US word. The word telly is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

T1E1L1L1Y4

Is telly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word telly is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

T1E1L1L1Y4

Is telly a Words With Friends word?

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

T1E1L2L2Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

TELLY,

4-letter words (4 found)

LYTE,TELL,YELL,YELT,

3-letter words (8 found)

ELL,ELT,LET,LEY,LYE,TEL,TYE,YET,

2-letter words (4 found)

EL,ET,TE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 18 words from telly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of telly

telly

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛli/
  • Rhymes: -ɛli

Etymology 1

Shortened form of tele(vision) +‎ -y.

Noun

telly (usually uncountable, plural tellys or tellies)

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, colloquial)

  1. Television.
    • 2007 August 24, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 1:
      You're from telly!
  2. A television set.
  3. Telegraph.
  4. Telephone.
  5. Teleport.
  6. Telecommunication.
Usage notes

The plural is not used in the US.

Alternative forms
  • tele (UK, rare)
Synonyms
  • tube (US), TV
Derived terms
  • telly tennis
Translations

Etymology 2

Shortened form of (ho)tel and/or (mo)tel +‎ -y.

Noun

telly (plural tellies)

  1. (US, Canada, chiefly MTE, slang) A hotel or motel.

Etymology 3

From tell +‎ -y, related to the writing advice show, don't tell.

Adjective

telly (comparative more telly, superlative most telly)

  1. (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to telling (by explicitly stating facts), instead of showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative).
    Antonym: showy

Anagrams

  • Lytle

Source: wiktionary.org