Words Containing TENEB

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing TENEB?

TENEBRIFIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TENEBROUSNESSES (17), TENEBRIOUSNESS (16), TENEBROSITY (16).

Q: What is the longest word containing TENEB?

TENEBROUSNESSES has 15 letters.

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All Words Containing TENEB 20 words

How often does TENEB appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 20 words containing TENEB. Most are 9 letters long, they average 13.4 points, the best is TENEBRIFIC (17 points) and 55% end in S.

Total words: 20
Most common length: 9 letters; 6 words
Average Scrabble score: 13.4; out of 17 max
Longest word: TENEBROUSNESSES; 15 letters
Most common ending: S; 55% of words

Most common last letters

s 55%
e 10%
y 10%

Top vowel pairs

io30%
ou25%
ie10%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing TENEB

t ₁e ₁n ₁e ₁b ₃r ₁i ₁f ₄i ₁c ₃

T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + B 3 + R 1 + I 1 + F 4 + I 1 + C 3 = 17 points

Double word: 34 pts
Triple word: 51 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

tenebrific

adjectivedark and gloomy“a tenebrous cave”

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