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Yes. The word tenrec is a Scrabble US word. The word tenrec is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is tenrec a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tenrec is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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6-letter words (4 found)

CENTER,CENTRE,RECENT,TENREC,

5-letter words (8 found)

CERNE,CTENE,ENTER,ERECT,RENTE,TERCE,TERNE,TREEN,

4-letter words (16 found)

CENT,CERE,CERT,CETE,CREE,ERNE,ETEN,NETE,REEN,RENT,RETE,TEEN,TEER,TENE,TERN,TREE,

3-letter words (14 found)

CEE,EEN,ENE,ERE,ERN,NEE,NET,REC,REE,REN,RET,TEC,TEE,TEN,

2-letter words (7 found)

EE,EN,ER,ET,NE,RE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 50 words from tenrec according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tenrec

tenrec

Alternative forms

  • tanrec
  • tendrac

Etymology

From French tanrec, from Malagasy tàndraka or trandraka related to Malay landak (“porcupine”); English from 18th century.

Noun

tenrec (plural tenrecs)

  1. Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.

Hyponyms

  • greater hedgehog tenrec, lesser hedgehog tenrec, lowland streaked tenrec

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References

  • Blench, Roger, Walsh, Martin (2011) “Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast”, in 11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics‎[1], Aussois, France, pages 1–31

Further reading

  • Tenrecidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Tenrecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Category:Tenrecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • Center, Centre, center, centre, recent

French

Noun

tenrec m (plural tenrecs)

  1. tenrec

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org