TENDRESSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TENDRESSE 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 TENDRESSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENDRESSE is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENDRESSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tendressesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENDRESSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TENDRESSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENDRESSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TENDRESSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A tender feeling of fondness or affection for someone.
Borrowed from French, tendresse carries a gentler, more romantic tone than plain liking. Writers often use it for a quiet fondness that has not quite become love.
How TENDRESSE is used
Found mainly in literary or old-fashioned writing about affection.
- He felt a sudden tendresse for the old woman.
- There was real tendresse in the way she spoke of him.
- The novel hints at a tendresse between the two rivals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENDRESSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENDRESSE
1 longer words begin with TENDRESSE.
Shorter words from the letters in TENDRESSE
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Common questions about TENDRESSE
- Is TENDRESSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENDRESSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENDRESSE worth?
- TENDRESSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENDRESSE mean?
- A tender feeling of fondness or affection for someone.
- What letters can be added to TENDRESSE?
- TENDRESSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TENDRESSE:
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