TENEBRAE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TENEBRAE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENEBRAE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENEBRAE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENEBRAE
No single letter turns TENEBRAE into another word.
How TENEBRAE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TENEBRAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENEBRAE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TENEBRAE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A church service of the last days of Holy Week in which candles are put out one by one.
Tenebrae means darkness in Latin, and the service earns the name as the church slowly dims to mark the Crucifixion. Many choirs sing music written for it, so the word also turns up in concert programmes.
How TENEBRAE is used
Tenebrae is used in Christian worship and in writing about sacred music.
- The choir sang Tenebrae by candlelight on Good Friday eve.
- At Tenebrae the last candle was hidden behind the altar.
- Her favourite service of the year is Tenebrae, quiet and dim.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENEBRAE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TENEBRAE
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Common questions about TENEBRAE
- Is TENEBRAE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENEBRAE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENEBRAE worth?
- TENEBRAE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENEBRAE mean?
- A church service of the last days of Holy Week in which candles are put out one by one.
- What letters can be added to TENEBRAE?
- No single letter can be added to TENEBRAE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TENEBRAE:
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