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Tenuously

t 1e 1n 1u 1o 1u 1s 1l 1y 4

About 3 syllables

adverb · 9 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does tenuously mean?

adverb

  1. in a tenuous manner

    “his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars”

Is TENUOUSLY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TENUOUSLY worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
t 1e 1n 1u 1o 1u 1s 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

15 pts
t 1e 1n 2u 2o 1u 2s 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
t 1e 1n 1u 2o 1u 2s 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
t 1e 1n 1u 2o 1u 2s 1l 2y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TENUOUSLY

Words that end like TENUOUSLY

Common words that share the ending -UOUSLY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

arduouslyvirtuouslystrenuouslycontinuouslyambiguouslyimpetuouslyconspicuouslyunambiguously
All words ending in -UOUSLY

Tenuously: quick answers

Is TENUOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TENUOUSLY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TENUOUSLY worth?
TENUOUSLY scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tenuously mean?
As an adverb, tenuously means “in a tenuous manner”.
What words can you make with the letters in TENUOUSLY?
You can make 276 shorter words from TENUOUSLY, such as SNOUTY, STONEY, TOLSEY, EYOTS. See the full list.