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— English words —

• telltale n. One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
• telltale n. (UK, US, slang) Tattletale; squealer.
• telltale n. An indicator, such as a warning light, that serves to warn of a hazard or problem.
• telltale n. (Figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.
• telltale n. (Music) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected to the bellows of an organ, whose…
• telltale n. (Nautical) A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of…
• telltale n. (Nautical) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the…
• telltale n. (Nautical) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours…
• telltale n. (Engineering) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping…
• telltale n. A bird, the tattler.
• telltale n. A story or fable that has a moral or message.
• telltale adj. Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
• tell-tale adj. Alternative spelling of telltale.
• tell␣tale adj. Alternative spelling of telltale.

— English words, defined in French —

• telltale n. Babillard, bavard.
• telltale n. Cafteur.
• telltale adj. Révélateur, révélatrice.

99 English words from 14 English definitions

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1 English word from 3 foreign definitions

Babillard

4 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

bavard Cafteur Révélateur révélatrice

12 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

telltales tell-tales tell␣tales telltale␣tit tell-tale-tit telltale␣tits tell-tale-tits telltale␣compass tell-tale␣compass telltale␣compasses tell-tale␣compasses tell␣tales␣out␣of␣school

14 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ale Ale ell Ell ELL 'e'll LTA Tal tale tel TEL Tel. tell Tell

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ATL Atl. Ela ELA E-la lat LAT lat. Lat. let -let TLL

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

telltales tell-tales tell␣tales

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

tall␣tale

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