TENUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TENUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENUOUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENUOUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENUOUS
No single letter turns TENUOUS into another word.
How TENUOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TENUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about TENUOUS
- TENUOUS 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
What does TENUOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Very thin or weak, lacking strength or substance.
A tenuous link, claim or hold is one that could snap or vanish easily. The word suits arguments and relationships more often than physical objects, though a tenuous thread is also fine.
How TENUOUS is used
Tenuous is common in discussion of arguments, evidence and connections.
- The evidence for the theory is tenuous.
- They kept a tenuous contact by letter.
- He had only a tenuous hold on the ledge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENUOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENUOUS
3 longer words begin with TENUOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TENUOUS
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Common questions about TENUOUS
- Is TENUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENUOUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENUOUS worth?
- TENUOUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENUOUS mean?
- Very thin or weak, lacking strength or substance.
- What letters can be added to TENUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TENUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TENUOUS:
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