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Is TEL a Scrabble word?

Yes. TEL is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Alternative form of tell (“hill or mound”).

Meaning 1 meaning

  1. Alternative form of tell (“hill or mound”).

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: tel via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

TEL at a glance

TEL has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (T 1 + E 1 + L 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #8,234 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -TEL

More endings

Same last three letters as TEL. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • HOTEL8
  • INTEL5
  • MOTEL7
  • CARTEL8
  • HOSTEL9
  • PASTEL8
  • MANTEL8
  • MARTEL8
  • BETEL7
  • CHATTEL12
  • LINTEL6
  • KITTEL10

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