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Definition telltale

Etymology

From tell +‎ tale.

Noun

telltale (plural telltales)

  1. One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
  2. (chiefly US, slang) Tattletale; squealer.
  3. (figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.
  4. (music) 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. (nautical) 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. (nautical) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
  7. (nautical) 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. (engineering) 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.

Adjective

telltale (comparative more telltale, superlative most telltale)

  1. Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.

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ALEE 5
LALL 7
LATE 5
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LEET 5
TAEL 5
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TATE 4
TEAL 5
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ALE 4
ALL 5
ALT 4
ATE 3
ATT 3
EAT 3
EEL 4
ELL 5
ETA 3
LAT 4
LEA 4
LEE 4
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TAE 3
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TET 3
2 letter words with the letters TELLTALE 
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AL 3
AT 2
EL 3
ET 2
LA 3
TA 2

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