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tell - noun

  • 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)

    • tell - verb

    • express in words
    • let something be known
    • narrate or give a detailed account of
    • give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
    • discern or comprehend
    • inform positively and with certainty and confidence
    • give evidence
    • mark as different

    tell - thesaurus

    assure   differentiate   distinguish   enjoin   evidence   narrate   order   recite   recount   say   secern   secernate   separate   severalise   severalize   state  


    View spelling list ll words and learn about the word tell in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 2. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1.

    Scrabble score for tell

    t is 1 e is 1 l is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 4

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