Is TENUOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENUOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENUOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a tenuous manner
“his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 TENUOUSLY
TENUOUSLY 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 TENUOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- snouty9
- stoney9
- lousy8
- lusty8
- nosey8
- nutsy8
- sonly8
- stony8
- style8
- suety8
- toney8
- tynes8
- youse8
- yules8
- luteous7
- tenuous7
- leys7
- luny7
- lyes7
- lyse7
- nosy7
- only7
- oyes7
- snye7
- stey7
- stye7
- syne7
- tony7
- toys7
- tyes7
- tyne7
- yens7
- yous7
- yule7
- ensoul6
- lentos6
- lunets6
- solute6
- stolen6
- telson6
- tousle6
- ley6
- lye6
- sly6
- soy6
- sty6
- syn6
- toy6
- tye6
- yen6
- yes6
- yet6
- yon6
- you6
- enols5
- lenos5
- lento5
- lotus5
- louse5
- louts5
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