Is TENEBRIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENEBRIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENEBRIOUS mean?
- adjective
dark and gloomy
“a tenebrous cave”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 12 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 TENEBRIOUS
TENEBRIOUS 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 TENEBRIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- isobutene11
- tenebrous11
- beernuts10
- betonies10
- bornites10
- bounties10
- burstone10
- ebonites10
- tribunes10
- tubenose10
- tuberose10
- turbines10
- beernut9
- boneset9
- boniest9
- boreens9
- bornite9
- bournes9
- boursin9
- broiest9
- brunets9
- bunters9
- burnets9
- burnies9
- burtons9
- bustier9
- butenes9
- ebonies9
- ebonise9
- ebonite9
- enrobes9
- inburst9
- obtuser9
- orbiest9
- ourebis9
- rubiest9
- sorbent9
- suberin9
- subrent9
- subteen9
- subtone9
- tribune9
- turbine9
- unrobes9
- unsober9
- esurient8
- oneriest8
- retinues8
- reunites8
- routines8
- serotine8
- snoutier8
- bentos8
- berets8
- bestie8
- bestir8
- betise8
- betons8
- biners8
- bionts8
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