TENTIE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TENTIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENTIE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENTIE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENTIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tentierChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TENTIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TENTIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 22,298.
What does TENTIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Attentive, careful, and watchful, especially in guarding against harm or mistakes.
Tentie describes someone who pays close attention to what they are doing, whether that means watching a child near water or handling a task with unusual care. The word comes from the same root as attend and intent, and it survives mainly in Scots speech and older Scottish literature rather than in general English. A tentie person notices small details that a careless one would miss.
How TENTIE is used
A Scots dialect word, met chiefly in Scottish speech and older literary texts rather than standard English.
- Her tentie mother watched every step near the riverbank.
- He was tentie enough to catch the mistake before it mattered.
- The old song praises a tentie shepherd who never lost a lamb.
- Be tentie with that ladder; the rung is loose.
- A tentie nurse noticed the change long before the doctor did.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENTIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENTIE
The 6 tiles of TENTIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TENTIE
2 longer words begin with TENTIE.
Shorter words from the letters in TENTIE
Common questions about TENTIE
- Is TENTIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENTIE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENTIE worth?
- TENTIE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENTIE mean?
- Attentive, careful, and watchful, especially in guarding against harm or mistakes.
- What letters can be added to TENTIE?
- TENTIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TENTIE:
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