Telegram: Meaning and Usage

Meanings

Plural: telegrams

Noun

a message transmitted by telegraph
A message transmitted by telegraph.

Verb

To send a telegram.
To send a telegram to (a person).
To send (a message) in a telegram.

Origin / Etymology

From tele- + -gram.

Synonyms

cable, telegrapheme, wire

Scrabble Score: 11

telegram is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
telegram is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
telegram is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

telegram is a valid Words With Friends word