Is TENEBROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENEBROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENEBROUS mean?
- adjective
dark and gloomy
“a tenebrous cave”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 11 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 TENEBROUS
TENEBROUS 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 TENEBROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beernuts10
- burstone10
- tubenose10
- tuberose10
- beernut9
- boneset9
- boreens9
- bournes9
- brunets9
- bunters9
- burnets9
- burtons9
- butenes9
- enrobes9
- obtuser9
- sorbent9
- subrent9
- subteen9
- subtone9
- unrobes9
- unsober9
- bentos8
- berets8
- betons8
- boners8
- boreen8
- bourne8
- bourns8
- bourse8
- brents8
- brunet8
- brunts8
- brutes8
- bunter8
- burets8
- burnet8
- burton8
- bustee8
- buster8
- butene8
- buteos8
- enrobe8
- obtuse8
- rebuts8
- robust8
- sorbet8
- strobe8
- subnet8
- suborn8
- tubers8
- turbos8
- unrobe8
- estrone7
- neuters7
- outseen7
- retunes7
- tenours7
- tenures7
- tonsure7
- tureens7
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