Definitions For Tenuious

Adjective

(archaic) rare, rare or subtle; tenuous. : (Glanvill)

Usage notes

Though the correct Latinate formation, this word has been largely supplanted by the irregularly formed tenuous.

Etymology

From {{suf, en, tenuis, t1=thin, slight, ous, lang1=la}}.

Is Tenuious a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
11

The word Tenuious is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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