tell

VERBNOUN /tɛl/

4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T

tell is a valid 4-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

T1E1L1L1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =4 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12

MEANING

What does tell mean?

VERB · 8 SENSES

1

Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.

SYNONYMS

ENJOIN ORDER SAY

BROADER

NARROWER

DIRECT WARN REQUIRE PRESCRIBE COMMAND CALL SEND FOR INSTRUCT

2

Give evidence.

“he was telling on all his former colleague”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

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3

Narrate or give a detailed account of.

SYNONYMS

NARRATE RECITE RECOUNT

BROADER

NARROWER

CRACK YARN RELATE RHAPSODISE RHAPSODIZE

RELATED

TELLING TELLER TALE

4

Inform positively and with certainty and confidence.

“I tell you that man is a crook!”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

AFFIRM SWEAR SWAN ASSERT AVER VERIFY AVOW

5

Express in words.

“tell me what is bothering you”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

VERBALISE EXPRESS GIVE TONGUE TO VERBALIZE UTTER

NARROWER

OBSERVE DECLARE PRECEDE PREFACE PREMISE PRESENT MISSTATE INTRODUCE

RELATED

6

Mark as different.

SYNONYMS

DIFFERENTIATE DISTINGUISH SECERN SECERNATE SEPARATE SEVERALISE SEVERALIZE TELL APART

BROADER

NARROWER

SEVERALIZE SEX DECOUPLE SINGLE OUT STRATIFY CONTRAST INDIVIDUALIZE INDIVIDUALISE

7

Discern or comprehend.

“He could tell that she was unhappy”

BROADER

8

Let something be known.

BROADER

NARROWER

DISCLOSE AIR ANNOUNCE ANNUNCIATE BARE BESPEAK BETOKEN BREAK

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NOUN · 1 SENSE

1

A Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap).

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