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Is tenuto a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tenuto is a Scrabble US word. The word tenuto is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is tenuto a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tenuto is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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Is tenuto a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tenuto is a Words With Friends word. The word tenuto is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

TENUTO,

4-letter words (11 found)

NETT,NOTE,NOTT,NOUT,TENT,TONE,TOTE,TOUN,TOUT,TUNE,UNTO,

3-letter words (14 found)

EON,NET,NOT,NUT,ONE,OUT,TEN,TET,TOE,TON,TOT,TUN,TUT,UTE,

2-letter words (12 found)

EN,ET,NE,NO,NU,OE,ON,OU,TE,TO,UN,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 39 words from tenuto according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tenuto

tenuto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tenuto.

Noun

tenuto (plural tenutos or tenuti)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
  2. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb

tenuto (comparative more tenuto, superlative most tenuto)

  1. (music) In a sustained manner

Adjective

tenuto (not comparable)

  1. (music, of a passage) Having this tempo mark.

Anagrams

  • Teuton

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

tenuto (invariable)

  1. tenuto

Adverb

tenuto

  1. tenuto

Noun

tenuto m (plural tenutos)

  1. tenuto

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈnu.to/
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Hyphenation: te‧nù‧to

Adjective

tenuto (feminine tenuta, masculine plural tenuti, feminine plural tenute)

  1. obliged, indebted, grateful, bound to someone
    Synonyms: obbligato, grato, riconoscente, in debito
    Le sono tenuto di tante sue gentilezze ― I am obliged to you for so many of your kindnesses
  2. obliged, required to do something
    Synonyms: obbligato, vincolato
    si sono tenuti a portare con voi documenti di identificazione, a tutti i tempi ― you are required to carry identification documents with you, at all times
    non era tenuto a rispondermi ― he didn't have to answer me

Participle

tenuto (feminine tenuta, masculine plural tenuti, feminine plural tenute)

  1. past participle of tenere

References


Further reading

  • tenuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • nottue

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian tenuto.

Adverb

tenuto

  1. tenuto

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