TELLING

7 letters 8 Scrabble points /ˈtɛlɪŋ/

Definition of TELLING

verb

  1. (archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.

    "All told, there were over a dozen.  Can you tell time on a clock?  He had untold wealth."

  2. To narrate.

    "I want to tell a story;  I want to tell you a story."

  3. To convey by speech; to say.

    "Finally, someone told him the truth.  He seems to like to tell lies."

Related words: count number grass up snitch tattle narrate recount relate
adjective

  1. Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.

    "a telling blow"

  2. Revealing information; bearing significance.

    "a telling smile"

  3. Serving to convince.

    "telling evidence"

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T E L L I N G
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of TELLING

Words that use the same letters:

GILLNET

Words Containing "TELLING"

FORETELLING FORTUNETELLING HOSTELLING LINTELLING MISTELLING OUTTELLING OVERTELLING PRETELLING RETELLING STELLING STORYTELLING STORYTELLINGS TALETELLING TELLINGLY TRUTHTELLING UNTELLING

Words Starting with "TELLING"

TELLINGLY

Words Ending with "TELLING"

FORETELLING FORTUNETELLING HOSTELLING LINTELLING MISTELLING OUTTELLING OVERTELLING PRETELLING RETELLING STELLING STORYTELLING TALETELLING TRUTHTELLING UNTELLING