There are 315 words with the prefix TELE in our word list of 359,039 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 11-letter words (55 of them); the spread is 4 of them 5 letters long, 8 of them 6 letters long, 17 of them 7 letters long, 29 of them 8 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are teleangiectasia, telecommunicate and telecryptograph. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
The prefix TELE- means far, or at a distance (telephone, television, telescope) — three examples from this page: teleblem, telecast, telecode.
The full list
5-letter words (4)
teleg telei teles telex
6-letter words (8)
teledu telega telegn telegu teleia teleph telesm teleut
7-letter words (17)
telecon teledus telegas teleman telembi telemen teleost teleran telergy teleses telesia telesis teletex teleuto televox telexed telexes
8-letter words (29)
teleblem telecast telecode telecomm telefilm telegony telegraf telegram telelens telemark telenget teleosts telepath telephus teleplay teleport telepost telerans telergic teleseme telestic teletape teletext telethon teletube teletype teleview televise telexing
9-letter words (43)
telecasts telefilms telegenic telegonic telegrams telegraph teleiosis telemarks telemeter telemetry telemotor telenergy telenomus teleodont teleology teleosaur teleostei teleozoic teleozoon telepathy telepheme telephone telephony telephote telephoto telephoty teleplasm teleplays teleports telescope telescopy teleseism telestial telestich telethons teletyped teletyper teletypes televiews televised televises televisor televocal
10-letter words (51)
telecamera telecasted telecaster telechemic telecourse telegnosis telegonies telegonous telegramme telegraphs telegraphy telemachus telemeters telemetric telenergic teleneuron teleoceras teleologic teleometer teleophore teleophyte teleoptile teleostean teleostome teleostomi telepathic telephoned telephoner telephones telephonic teleported telergical telescoped telescopes telescopic telescreen telescribe telescript telesmatic telesmeter telesteria teletactor teletyping teletypist televiewed televiewer televising television televisors televisual telewriter
11-letter words (55)
telecasters telecasting teledendron telegnostic telegrammed telegrammic telegraphed telegraphee telegrapher telegraphic telekineses telekinesis telekinetic telelectric telemetered telemetries telemetrist telencephal teleneurite teleologies teleologism teleologist teleophobia teleorganic teleosaurus teleosteous teleotrocha telepathies telepathist telepathize telephoners telephonics telephoning telephonist telepicture teleplasmic teleplastic teleporting teleprinter telescoping telescopist telescopium teleseismic telesiurgic telesomatic telesterion telesthesia telesthetic teletactile teletherapy teletypists teleutoform teleutosori televiewing televisions
12-letter words (34)
telecomputer teledendrion teledendrite telegramming telegrapheme telegraphers telegraphese telegraphics telegraphing telegraphist telegraphone teleianthous telemechanic telemetering telemetrical telencephala telengiscope teleocephali teleological teleosaurian teleostomate teleostomian teleostomous telephonical telephonists teleprinters teleprompter telergically telescopical telescriptor telesmatical teleutosorus teleutospore televisional
13-letter words (26)
telebarograph telebarometer telecomputing telectrograph telectroscope telefacsimile telegenically telegrammatic telegraphical telegraphists telemanometer telemechanics telemechanism telencephalic telencephalla telencephalon teleobjective teleodesmacea teleosauridae teleotemporal teleportation telescopiform teletopometer teletypewrite teleutosporic televisionary
14-letter words (23)
teleanemograph telechirograph teleconference telemetacarpal telemetrically telemetrograph telencephalons teleocephalous teleodesmacean teleologically telepathically telephonically telephonograph telephotograph telephotometer teleprocessing teleradiophone telescopically teleseismology telethermogram teletypesetter teletypewriter televisionally
15-letter words (25)
teleangiectasia telecommunicate telecryptograph telegraphically telegraphophone telegraphoscope telekinetically telelectrograph telelectroscope telemetrography teleodesmaceous telephonophobia telephotographs telephotography teleradiography telestereograph telestereoscope telethermograph telethermometer telethermometry telethermoscope teletypesetting teletypewriters teletypewriting teleutosorusori
Frequently asked questions
How many words with the prefix TELE are there?
Our word list contains 315 words with the prefix TELE, out of 359,039 entries in total. They run from 5 to 15 letters, and the 11-letter group is the largest with 55 words.
What are the longest words with the prefix TELE?
The longest are teleangiectasia (15 letters), telecommunicate (15 letters) and telecryptograph (15 letters).
Which words with the prefix TELE score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are telephotography (29 points), telecryptograph (28 points) and teleobjective (27 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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