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Yes. The word tenacious is a Scrabble US word. The word tenacious is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word tenacious is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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9-letter words (1 found)

TENACIOUS,

8-letter words (7 found)

ACONITES,ANTICOUS,AUCTIONS,CANOEIST,CAUTIONS,COUNTIES,SONICATE,

7-letter words (36 found)

ACETINS,ACETOUS,ACINOSE,ACINOUS,ACONITE,ACTIONS,ANICUTS,ANOETIC,ATONICS,ATONIES,AUCTION,AUNTIES,CANIEST,CATIONS,CAUTION,CINEAST,CONATUS,CONTUSE,COSTEAN,COTEAUS,ECONUTS,EUCAINS,NAUTICS,NEUSTIC,NOCTUAS,NOTICES,NUTCASE,OCTANES,SECTION,SINUATE,SOCIATE,SOUTANE,SUCTION,TOUCANS,TUNICAE,UNCOEST,

6-letter words (100 found)

ACETIN,ACINUS,ACTINS,ACTION,ACTONS,ACUTES,AEONIC,ANETIC,ANICUT,ANTICS,ASCENT,ASTONE,ATONES,ATONIC,AUNTIE,CANOES,CANTOS,CANTUS,CASEIN,CASINO,CATION,CAUSEN,CENTAI,CENTAS,CENTOS,CESTOI,CESTUI,COATES,COATIS,COITUS,CONIAS,CONIES,CONTES,COSINE,COSTAE,COTANS,COTEAU,COTISE,COUNTS,COUSIN,COUTAS,CUEIST,CUESTA,CUNITS,CUTIES,CUTINS,ECONUT,ENACTS,ENATIC,ENIACS,EUCAIN,ICONES,INCASE,INCEST,INCUSE,INCUTS,INSECT,INTUSE,NASTIC,NASUTE,NAUTIC,NICEST,NOCTUA,NOETIC,NOTICE,OCEANS,OCTANE,OCTANS,OECIST,OSCINE,OUNCES,OUTSIN,SCIENT,SCOTIA,SECANT,SEITAN,SOUTIE,STANCE,TAUONS,TENIAS,TENUIS,TINEAS,TISANE,TOCSIN,TONICS,TONIES,TOUCAN,TUINAS,TUNICA,TUNICS,UNCASE,UNCAST,UNCATE,UNCIAE,UNCOES,UNITES,UNSEAT,UNTIES,USANCE,USTION,

5-letter words (174 found)

ACNES,ACTIN,ACTON,ACUTE,AEONS,AITUS,ANCES,ANISE,ANTES,ANTIC,ANTIS,ASCON,ASCOT,ASTUN,ATOCS,ATONE,AUNES,AUNTS,AUTOS,CAINS,CANES,CANOE,CANSO,CANST,CANTO,CANTS,CASTE,CATES,CAUSE,CENTO,CENTS,CENTU,CESTA,CESTI,CINES,CIONS,CITES,COAST,COATE,COATI,COATS,COINS,COITS,CONES,CONIA,CONTE,CONUS,COSET,COSIE,COSTA,COSTE,COTAN,COTES,COUNT,COUTA,CUITS,CUNEI,CUNIT,CUNTS,CUTES,CUTIE,CUTIN,CUTIS,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,EOSIN,ESCOT,ESTOC,ETICS,ETNAS,ETUIS,ICONS,ICTUS,INCUS,INCUT,INSET,INUST,IOTAS,ISNAE,NATES,NATIS,NEATS,NEIST,NITES,NOISE,NOTES,NUTSO,OATEN,OCEAN,OCTAN,OCTAS,OINTS,ONCES,ONCET,ONCUS,ONSET,ONTIC,OSTIA,OUENS,OUNCE,SAICE,SAINE,SAINT,SANTO,SATIN,SAUCE,SAUNT,SAUTE,SCANT,SCEAT,SCENA,SCENT,SCION,SCONE,SCOUT,SCUTA,SCUTE,SENTI,SETON,SIENT,SINCE,SNOUT,SONCE,SONIC,SOUCE,SOUCT,STAIN,STANE,STAUN,STEAN,STEIN,STENO,STOAE,STOAI,STOIC,STONE,STOUN,SUENT,SUINT,SUITE,TACES,TACOS,TAINS,TAUON,TEINS,TENIA,TIANS,TICES,TINAS,TINEA,TINES,TOEAS,TOISE,TONES,TONIC,TONUS,TOUNS,TOUSE,TUANS,TUINA,TUNAS,TUNES,TUNIC,UNAIS,UNCES,UNCIA,UNCOS,UNICA,UNITE,UNITS,UNSET,UNTIE,USNEA,

4-letter words (187 found)

ACES,ACNE,ACTS,AEON,AESC,AINE,AINS,AITS,AITU,ANCE,ANES,ANIS,ANTE,ANTI,ANTS,ANUS,ASCI,ATES,ATOC,AUNE,AUNT,AUTO,CAIN,CANE,CANS,CANT,CASE,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CENS,CENT,CIAO,CINE,CION,CIST,CITE,CITO,CITS,COAT,COIN,COIT,CONE,CONI,CONS,COSE,COST,COTE,COTS,CUES,CUIT,CUNT,CUTE,CUTS,EANS,EAST,EATS,EAUS,ECOS,ECUS,EINA,ENTS,EOAN,EONS,ETAS,ETIC,ETNA,ETUI,EUOI,ICES,ICON,INTO,IONS,IOTA,ISNA,ITAS,NAES,NAOI,NAOS,NATS,NEAT,NEST,NETS,NICE,NIES,NITE,NITS,NOES,NOSE,NOTA,NOTE,NOUS,NOUT,NUTS,OAST,OATS,OCAS,OCTA,OINT,ONCE,ONES,ONIE,ONST,ONUS,OTIC,OUST,OUTA,OUTS,SAIC,SAIN,SANE,SANT,SATE,SATI,SAUT,SCAN,SCAT,SCOT,SCUT,SEAN,SEAT,SECO,SECT,SENA,SENT,SETA,SICE,SIEN,SINE,SITE,SNIT,SNOT,SOCA,SONE,SOUT,STEN,STIE,STOA,STUN,SUET,SUIT,SUNI,TACE,TACO,TAES,TAIN,TAIS,TANE,TANS,TAOS,TASE,TAUS,TEAS,TECS,TEIN,TENS,TIAN,TICE,TICS,TIES,TINA,TINE,TINS,TOCS,TOEA,TOES,TONE,TONS,TOSA,TOSE,TOUN,TUAN,TUIS,TUNA,TUNE,TUNS,UNAI,UNCE,UNCI,UNCO,UNIS,UNIT,UNTO,UTAS,UTES,UTIS,

3-letter words (104 found)

ACE,ACT,AIN,AIS,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANS,ANT,ATE,ATS,AUE,CAN,CAT,CIS,CIT,CON,COS,COT,CUE,CUT,EAN,EAS,EAT,EAU,ECO,ECU,ENS,EON,EST,ETA,ICE,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITA,ITS,NAE,NAS,NAT,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,NOS,NOT,NUS,NUT,OAT,OCA,OES,OIS,ONE,ONS,OSE,OUS,OUT,SAC,SAE,SAI,SAN,SAT,SAU,SEA,SEC,SEI,SEN,SET,SIC,SIN,SIT,SOC,SON,SOT,SOU,SUE,SUI,SUN,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAS,TAU,TEA,TEC,TEN,TES,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIS,TOC,TOE,TON,TUI,TUN,UNI,UNS,USE,UTA,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (32 found)

AE,AI,AN,AS,AT,EA,EN,ES,ET,IN,IO,IS,IT,NA,NE,NO,NU,OE,OI,ON,OS,OU,SI,SO,ST,TA,TE,TI,TO,UN,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 642 words from tenacious according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tenacious

tenacious

Etymology

From Latin tenāx (holding fast, clinging), from tenēre (to hold), +‎ -ious.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈneɪʃəs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
  • Hyphenation: tena‧cious

Adjective

tenacious (comparative more tenacious, superlative most tenacious)

  1. Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
  2. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
  3. Holding together; cohesive.
  4. Having a good memory; retentive.

Synonyms

  • (clinging to an object or surface): clingsome, sticky; see also Thesaurus:adhesive
  • (unwilling to yield or give up): pigheaded, steadfast; see also Thesaurus:obstinate
  • (holding together): coherent; see also Thesaurus:cohesive
  • (having a good memory): elephantlike, memorious; see also Thesaurus:memorious

Related terms

  • tenaciously
  • tenaciousness
  • tenacity

Translations

Anagrams

  • Aceitunos, e-auctions, sauconite

Source: wiktionary.org