Unscramble TELEGRAPH to get 256 words. TELEGRAPH itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PLEATHER leads with 13 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
T1E1L12E1G23R1A1P34H43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from TELEGRAPH split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with TELEGRAPH letters: PLEATHER, 13 points.
HATPEG scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble TELEGRAPH at 12 points, ahead of HEAPER and HELPER on 11. REPEAT, RELATE and GATHER are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from TELEGRAPH, GRAPH and PHAGE tie for first at 11 points. THERE, THREE and HEART are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from TELEGRAPH, PEGH leads with 10 points, then EPHA and HARP on 9. PAGE, HERE and HELP are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in TELEGRAPH; 5 of them share the top score of 8. ARE, GET and ART are everyday picks.
These 3 words have the length of TELEGRAPH, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with TE · ending in PH · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PLEATHER (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TELEGRAPH, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELEGRAPH itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 213 | 255 | 205 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HATPEG, PETHER, HAGLET, HEPAR, PEGH, PEREGAL, PHARE, PHEER, HEPT, LATHEE, EATHE, ETHAL and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLEATHER, HEAPER, GRAPLE, ARGH, EPATER, LAH and TE, 7 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.
These 3 words take every letter of TELEGRAPH plus a single extra one.