TENON is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TENON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENON is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tenonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TENON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,714.
What stands out about TENON
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TENON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A projecting piece cut on the end of a piece of wood, shaped to fit into a matching hole called a mortise.
A tenon and a mortise together form one of the oldest joints in woodworking, used long before metal fasteners were common in furniture and timber framing. The tenon is cut to fit the mortise tightly, sometimes secured further with a wooden peg driven through both pieces. Furniture makers still prefer a well-cut tenon to screws or nails wherever the joint needs to survive years of use without loosening. The word also works as a verb, so a carpenter can tenon a rail as well as cut a tenon into it.
How TENON is used
Countable; also used as a verb, to tenon a piece of wood.
- He cut the tenon slightly wide and then planed it down to fit.
- The chair leg failed where the tenon had cracked with age.
- Each tenon was pegged through the mortise for extra strength.
- She tenoned the rail before fitting it into the frame.
- A loose tenon can be tightened with a thin wooden shim.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENON
The 5 tiles of TENON in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TENON
5 longer words begin with TENON.
Words with TENON inside
2 words contain TENON in the middle. Words that start with TENON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TENON
Common questions about TENON
- Is TENON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENON, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENON worth?
- TENON is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENON mean?
- A projecting piece cut on the end of a piece of wood, shaped to fit into a matching hole called a mortise.
- What letters can be added to TENON?
- TENON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TENON:
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