Telfer
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A car or conveyance used in a telpherage system, an overhead electric transport network for carrying goods along cables.
“The telfer glided silently along the cable, carrying supplies to the remote building site.”
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tel·fer
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Contains T, E, L, F, E, R with two E's and an F. A rare technical word built from common letters.
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Worth 9 points. The F adds extra scoring value to this specialist but valid word.
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