TENACIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. TENACIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENACIOUSLY?
| 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 TENACIOUSLY is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENACIOUSLY
No single letter turns TENACIOUSLY into another word.
How TENACIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TENACIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENACIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TENACIOUSLY
- All 11 letters of TENACIOUSLY are different — nothing repeats.
- TENACIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- TENACIOUSLY contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TENACIOUSLY mean in Scrabble?
TENACIOUSLY is the adverb formed from TENACIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TENACIOUSLY
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Common questions about TENACIOUSLY
- Is TENACIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENACIOUSLY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENACIOUSLY worth?
- TENACIOUSLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TENACIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to TENACIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TENACIOUSLY:
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