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TELLTALES

9 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

TELLTALES is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

TELLTALES root TELLTALE-s

Word family

TELLTALE 11
noun
  1. One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
  2. An indicator, such as a warning light, that serves to warn of a hazard or problem.
  3. figurativelySomething that serves to reveal something else.
    • The telltale was the lipstick on his shirt collar.
  4. A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected to the bellows of an organ, whose position indicates when the wind is exhausted.
  5. A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat.
  6. A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
  7. A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course.
  8. A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.
  9. A bird, the tattler.
  10. A story or fable that has a moral or message.
adjective
  1. Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
    • I noticed the snow was dirty, a telltale sign of recent human presence.
    • A telltale blush crept into her cheeks as he approached.