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telly
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈtɛli]
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When telly helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E L T Y
Two-Letter Start
TE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LY
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TE start
- LY ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- telly is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, t, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈtɛli]
noun
Television.
"Not much on telly tonight, as usual!"
noun
A television set.
"We've got a new flat-screen telly."
noun
A hotel or motel.
"I'm staying at the telly this weekend."
Related Words
Same Letters
- eyelet
Synonyms
- tv
- tele
- tube