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tenor

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Is tenor a Scrabble word?

Yes, tenor is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of tenor?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (music) A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.countableuncountable

2. (archaic, music) A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.archaiccountableuncountable

3. (obsolete) duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.Examples: "It is the conſciouſneſs of this merited approbation and eſteem which is alone capable of ſupporting the agent in this tenour of conduct."; "Along the cool sequestered vale of life / They kept the noiseless tenor of their way."countableobsoleteuncountable

4. (linguistics) The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.countableuncountable

5. (finance) Time to maturity of a bond.countableuncountable

6. (law) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.Examples: "Than he shall delyuer to vs a tenour of that he ought to do."countableuncountable

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "tenor"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "tenor"?

Scrabble
5 points
T1
E1
N1
O1
R1
Words With Friends
6 points
T1
E1
N2
O1
R1

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