Definitions For Tenuous

adjective

  • Lacking substance or significance
  • Very thin in gauge or diameter
  • Having thin consistency

Is Tenuous a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
10

The word Tenuous is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Tenuous in a Sentence

  • He has a tenuous grasp on reality.
  • The local theater has had a tenuous existence in recent years.
  • He could demonstrate only a tenuous claim to ownership.

Synonyms for Tenuous

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