TENACE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TENACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENACE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENACE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tenacesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENACE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TENACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What does TENACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In card games such as bridge and whist, two cards of one suit held together with a gap of one rank between them, such as ace and queen.
The word comes from the French for holding fast, and a tenace is valuable because it traps an opponent's card in between. If the player who holds the king must lead into an ace and queen, one of those two honours will win a trick that would otherwise be lost. Card writers speak of a major tenace when the top two cards are involved and a minor tenace for a lower pair.
How TENACE is used
Card-playing term, chiefly bridge and whist.
- Holding the ace and queen, she had a tenace over the king.
- He led towards his tenace in the hope that the king was on his left.
- A tenace in spades gave the declarer a safe route to the contract.
- The defender kept his tenace hidden until the last trick.
- Few beginners see the power of a tenace until it wins a trick for them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENACE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENACE
The 6 tiles of TENACE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TENACE
1 longer words begin with TENACE.
Shorter words from the letters in TENACE
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Common questions about TENACE
- Is TENACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENACE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENACE worth?
- TENACE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENACE mean?
- In card games such as bridge and whist, two cards of one suit held together with a gap of one rank between them, such as ace and queen.
- What letters can be added to TENACE?
- TENACE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TENACE:
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