TENAILLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TENAILLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENAILLE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENAILLE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENAILLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tenaillesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENAILLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TENAILLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENAILLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TENAILLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A low outwork in a fortress ditch, placed between two bastions in front of the curtain wall.
The tenaille belongs to the vocabulary of old military engineering, where defenders needed extra cover for the ground just under their walls. Its name comes from the French word for pincers, which hints at the shape of its angled faces.
How TENAILLE is used
Tenaille is a specialist term found in books on fortification and military history.
- Engineers added a tenaille to shield the foot of the main wall from cannon fire.
- The plan of the fort shows a tenaille tucked into the ditch between the bastions.
- A ruined tenaille is still visible on the seaward side of the citadel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENAILLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENAILLE
1 longer words begin with TENAILLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TENAILLE
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Common questions about TENAILLE
- Is TENAILLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENAILLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENAILLE worth?
- TENAILLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENAILLE mean?
- A low outwork in a fortress ditch, placed between two bastions in front of the curtain wall.
- What letters can be added to TENAILLE?
- TENAILLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TENAILLE:
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