TENCH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TENCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENCH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENCH is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENCH
Front hooks — 1
stenchBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TENCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TENCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does TENCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A European freshwater fish of the carp family, olive-green in colour, valued by anglers and known for surviving well out of water.
The tench lives in slow-moving rivers, ponds and lakes across Europe and western Asia, favouring muddy bottoms and still water rather than fast currents. It has a thick, slimy skin and small scales, and anglers have long prized it both as a catch and, in some traditions, for the table. Because a tench can survive for a surprisingly long time out of water, older writers sometimes credited it with unusual healing properties, though modern accounts explain this simply as remarkable hardiness. The fish has also been introduced well beyond its original range, including to lakes in North America and Australia.
How TENCH is used
Used mainly in writing about freshwater fishing and European wildlife.
- He landed a heavy tench from the reeds at dawn.
- The pond was well stocked with tench and carp.
- A tench can survive for hours out of water if kept damp.
- She photographed the golden-green flank of the tench before releasing it.
- Anglers travelled far to fish the lake known for its large tench.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENCH
1 longer words begin with TENCH.
Words ending in TENCH
1 words end in TENCH. Useful as a back hook: play TENCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with TENCH inside
7 words contain TENCH in the middle. Words that start with TENCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TENCH
Common questions about TENCH
- Is TENCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENCH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENCH worth?
- TENCH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENCH mean?
- A European freshwater fish of the carp family, olive-green in colour, valued by anglers and known for surviving well out of water.
- What letters can be added to TENCH?
- TENCH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TENCH:
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