TENANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TENANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENANCY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENANCY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENANCY
No single letter turns TENANCY into another word.
How TENANCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TENANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does TENANCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The right to occupy land or a building that belongs to someone else, usually in return for rent.
A tenancy is set by an agreement that fixes how long the occupant may stay and what is owed. Lawyers separate it from ownership, because the tenant never holds the property outright. The length of a tenancy can run from a few weeks to many years.
How TENANCY is used
Common in housing and property law, especially next to words such as agreement, term and rent.
- Her tenancy of the flat ended in June.
- The tenancy agreement must be signed by both sides.
- After a long tenancy on the farm, the family finally bought the land.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENANCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TENANCY
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Common questions about TENANCY
- Is TENANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENANCY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENANCY worth?
- TENANCY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENANCY mean?
- The right to occupy land or a building that belongs to someone else, usually in return for rent.
- What letters can be added to TENANCY?
- No single letter can be added to TENANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TENANCY:
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