TENUIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. TENUIOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TENUIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENUIOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENUIOUS
No single letter turns TENUIOUS into another word.
How TENUIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TENUIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENUIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TENUIOUS
- TENUIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TENUIOUS
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Common questions about TENUIOUS
- Is TENUIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TENUIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is TENUIOUS worth?
- TENUIOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TENUIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TENUIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TENUIOUS:
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