TENABLENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TENABLENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENABLENESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENABLENESS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENABLENESS
No single letter turns TENABLENESS into another word.
How TENABLENESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TENABLENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENABLENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TENABLENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being able to be defended or reasonably maintained against attack or objection.
Tenableness is the noun used when someone weighs whether a view or a position can really be upheld. It is rarer than the adjective tenable and mostly appears in formal argument. A lawyer might question the tenableness of a claim before taking a case.
How TENABLENESS is used
Tenableness appears in formal writing about arguments, theories and military or legal positions.
- The tenableness of the theory was challenged by every reviewer.
- Critics doubted the tenableness of holding the hill without reinforcements.
- She weighed the tenableness of her position before speaking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENABLENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENABLENESS
1 longer words begin with TENABLENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TENABLENESS
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Common questions about TENABLENESS
- Is TENABLENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENABLENESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENABLENESS worth?
- TENABLENESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENABLENESS mean?
- The quality of being able to be defended or reasonably maintained against attack or objection.
- What letters can be added to TENABLENESS?
- No single letter can be added to TENABLENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TENABLENESS:
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