Is TENACIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENACIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENACIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
persistent determination
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TENACIOUSNESS
TENACIOUSNESS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from TENACIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- necessitous13
- sustenances13
- ascensions12
- canonesses12
- cessations12
- countesses12
- cutesiness12
- enunciates12
- scantiness12
- sustenance12
- acuteness11
- ascension11
- asciteses11
- caestuses11
- canoeists11
- canonises11
- canonists11
- cessation11
- cineastes11
- consensus11
- contessas11
- continues11
- countians11
- ecstasies11
- enactions11
- enunciate11
- eustacies11
- incessant11
- instances11
- issuances11
- nescients11
- neustonic11
- notecases11
- nuisances11
- sanctions11
- sauciness11
- scansions11
- scantness11
- seascouts11
- secession11
- seicentos11
- setaceous11
- sonicates11
- suitcases11
- tenacious11
- tenancies11
- sensations10
- uneasiness10
- acetones10
- aconites10
- actinons10
- ancients10
- auctions10
- caesious10
- caissons10
- canniest10
- canoeist10
- canoness10
- canonise10
- canonist10
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