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Is tenable a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tenable is a Scrabble US word. The word tenable is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

T1E1N1A1B3L1E1

Is tenable a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tenable is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

T1E1N1A1B3L1E1

Is tenable a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tenable is a Words With Friends word. The word tenable is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

TENABLE,

6-letter words (6 found)

BALEEN,BEATEN,BELATE,ELANET,ENABLE,LATEEN,

5-letter words (18 found)

ABELE,ABLET,ALBEE,ANELE,BENET,BETEL,BLATE,BLEAT,BLENT,EATEN,ELATE,ENATE,LATEN,LEANT,LEBEN,NEBEL,TABLE,TELAE,

4-letter words (48 found)

ABET,ABLE,ALBE,ALEE,ANTE,BAEL,BALE,BANE,BANT,BATE,BEAL,BEAN,BEAT,BEEN,BEET,BELT,BENE,BENT,BETA,BETE,BLAE,BLAT,BLEE,BLET,EALE,ELAN,ETEN,ETNA,LANE,LANT,LATE,LEAN,LEAT,LEET,LENT,NABE,NEAL,NEAT,NETE,TAEL,TALE,TANE,TEAL,TEEL,TEEN,TELA,TELE,TENE,

3-letter words (39 found)

ALB,ALE,ALT,ANE,ANT,ATE,BAE,BAL,BAN,BAT,BEE,BEL,BEN,BET,EAN,EAT,EEL,EEN,ELT,ENE,ETA,LAB,LAT,LEA,LEE,LET,NAB,NAE,NAT,NEB,NEE,NET,TAB,TAE,TAN,TEA,TEE,TEL,TEN,

2-letter words (17 found)

AB,AE,AL,AN,AT,BA,BE,EA,EE,EL,EN,ET,LA,NA,NE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 130 words from tenable according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tenable

tenable

Etymology

From the French tenable, from tenir (“to hold”); compare tenible.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.ə.bəl/, [ˈtɛn.ə.bl̩]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈten.ə.bəl/, [ˈten.ə.bl̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnəbəl

Adjective

tenable (comparative more tenable, superlative most tenable)

  1. (of a theory, argument, etc.) capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
    Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.
  2. (military) Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
  3. Fit for habitation, similar, or related use.

Antonyms

  • untenable
  • intenable

Translations

Anagrams

  • Beltane, entable

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

tenable (plural tenables)

  1. tenable

Further reading

  • “tenable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org