TENDU is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TENDU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENDU?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENDU is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENDU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tendusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENDU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TENDU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does TENDU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ballet position in which a dancer extends the leg fully with the foot pointed while keeping the toes in contact with the floor.
In a tendu the working leg stretches out to the front, side or back while the supporting leg stays straight, so the movement trains extension and control rather than height or travel. The French word means stretched, and it is retained untranslated in ballet training around the world just as many other step names are. The same spelling also names something quite different, an Asian ebony tree whose leaves are used to wrap bidi cigarettes, but the ballet sense is the one dancers and teachers mean most often when they say tendu.
How TENDU is used
A specialised ballet term, used in dance training and criticism rather than in general conversation.
- The teacher called out tendu front, tendu side, tendu back for the warm-up.
- Her tendu looked stretched and clean all the way to the pointed foot.
- Beginners often bend the knee slightly during a tendu instead of keeping it straight.
- The combination opened with a slow tendu before moving into a full extension.
- A dancer repeats the tendu dozens of times to build strength in the standing leg.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENDU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENDU
The 5 tiles of TENDU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TENDU
1 longer words begin with TENDU.
Words ending in TENDU
1 words end in TENDU. Useful as a back hook: play TENDU onto a word already on the board.
Words with TENDU inside
1 words contain TENDU in the middle. Words that start with TENDU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TENDU
Common questions about TENDU
- Is TENDU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENDU, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENDU worth?
- TENDU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENDU mean?
- A ballet position in which a dancer extends the leg fully with the foot pointed while keeping the toes in contact with the floor.
- What letters can be added to TENDU?
- TENDU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TENDU:
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