8 Letter Words Containing TEL

There are 154+ eight letter words with TEL in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter TEL word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with TEL.

Popular 8-Letter Words With TEL

clitella 10
eusteles 8
gateless 9
gatelike 13
lobately 13
motelier 10
noteless 8
patellae 10
pretells 10
stellion 8
stellite 8
telechir 13

All 8-Letter Words With TEL (113 words)

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How Common is TEL as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 154 8-letter words containing TEL in English. The average Scrabble score here is 10.9, with -S endings dominating (29% of them).

Total Words
154
Avg Scrabble Score
10.9
Most Common Ending (29%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
IE
EU

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter TEL-Words in Scrabble

jutelike 19
effetely 17
telexing 16
facetely 16
chastely 16
kitelike 16

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains TEL?

19 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains TEL is jutelike with a total of 19 points.

J 8
U 1
T 1
E 1
L 1
I 1
K 5
E 1

FAQ 8 Letter Words With TEL

  • How many 8 letter words containing TEL are in the English dictionary?

    There are 154 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain TEL. The average Scrabble score across them is 10.9.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing TEL worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "teletext", "jutelike", "telexing", "telechir" contain TEL and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "jutelike" is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing TEL?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing TEL include "clitella", "eusteles", "gateless", "gatelike", "lobately".