TENDRILOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TENDRILOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENDRILOUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENDRILOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENDRILOUS
No single letter turns TENDRILOUS into another word.
How TENDRILOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TENDRILOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENDRILOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TENDRILOUS
- All 10 letters of TENDRILOUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TENDRILOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Having or resembling the thin, curling shoots with which climbing plants cling to supports.
Tendrilous growth winds and loops like a vine reaching for a trellis. Writers sometimes borrow the word for anything delicate and curling, such as smoke or hair.
How TENDRILOUS is used
Rare; found in botanical and descriptive prose about vines and curling shapes.
- A tendrilous vine covered the old wall.
- The garden was thick with tendrilous stems.
- Tendrilous wisps of smoke rose from the chimney.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENDRILOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TENDRILOUS
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Common questions about TENDRILOUS
- Is TENDRILOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENDRILOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENDRILOUS worth?
- TENDRILOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENDRILOUS mean?
- Having or resembling the thin, curling shoots with which climbing plants cling to supports.
- What letters can be added to TENDRILOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TENDRILOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TENDRILOUS:
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