Tales

/teɪlz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts5 letters

Definition of Tales

noun

Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms

noun

An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
"Don't tell tales!"
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
"the Canterbury Tales"
A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
Number; tally; quota.

Anagrams of Tales

Exact Anagrams

9 words using all 5 letters:

least setal slate stale steal stela taels teals tesla

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "tales":

5-LETTER WORDS

least setal slate stale steal stela taels teals tesla

4-LETTER WORDS

ales alts ates east eats etas lase last late lats leas lest lets sale salt+11 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ale als alt ate eat els eta las lat lea les let sae sal sat

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "tales" and rearranging:

+bablest bleats stable tables

+ccastle cleats eclats

+ddeltas desalt lasted salted slated

+eelates stelae teasel

+hhalest haslet lathes shelta

+isaltie stelai

Related Word Patterns

TA...Words starting with "ta"...ESWords ending with "es"All 5-letter words Unscramble "tales"

Rhyming Words

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