TENABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TENABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENABLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENABLE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENABLE
No single letter turns TENABLE into another word.
How TENABLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TENABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does TENABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Able to be defended against attack or objection, or able to be held or maintained.
Tenable is most often applied to opinions, arguments and positions that still stand up when questioned. It is also used of a job or scholarship that someone is allowed to hold for a stated period.
How TENABLE is used
Tenable is usually used about arguments and views, and often in the negative, as in no longer tenable.
- After the new evidence, his theory was no longer tenable.
- The fort was tenable for weeks against a much larger army.
- The scholarship is tenable for three years at any university.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENABLE
2 longer words begin with TENABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TENABLE
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Common questions about TENABLE
- Is TENABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENABLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENABLE worth?
- TENABLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENABLE mean?
- Able to be defended against attack or objection, or able to be held or maintained.
- What letters can be added to TENABLE?
- No single letter can be added to TENABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TENABLE:
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