telling: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 8 letter points · starts with T · ends with G
Meaning of telling
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of tell
Base or related entry: tell.
Source: Wiktionary — telling.
adj
Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
Example: a telling blow
Revealing information; bearing significance.
Example: a telling smile
Serving to convince.
Example: telling evidence
Source: Wiktionary — telling.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of narration.
- countable, uncountable
The disclosure of information.
- countable, uncountable
Ability to determine.
- archaic, countable, uncountable
Counting, numbering.
Listed forms: tellings.
Source: Wiktionary — telling.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for telling.
adjective
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
adjective
powerfully persuasive
adjective
producing a strong effect
noun
an act of narration
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is telling in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of telling
T(1) + E(1) + L(1) + L(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of telling
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from telling
61 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in telling. Showing up to 24, longest first.