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Tenuous

Tenuous is a 7 letter word, used as a adjective satellite, an SAT word with Latin origins, and has the letters enostuu (enostu). Starts with t, ends with s, three consonants, four vowels and three syllables.

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7 Letters
3 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use tenuous as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
About Tenuous
A 3 syllables adjective satellite and 7 letters with the letters e, n, o, s, t, and u, 3 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter u. Tenuous starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters t, te, ten, tenu, tenuo, and the ending characters are s, us, ous, uous, nuous, ..
Definition
Having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
Origin/Roots
Latin
School Grade
Tenuous is set as a sat word that starts with t, ends with s, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 7 letters.
Scrabble
Is tenuous a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Tenuous in Pig Latin is said as "enuoustay or enuoustway".
Unigram
t | e | n | u | o | u | s
Bigram
te | en | nu | uo | ou | us
Trigram
ten | enu | nuo | uou | ous
Quadrigram
tenu | enuo | nuou | uous
Word Gram
Adjective Satellite Examples
having little substance or significance;
"a flimsy excuse";
"slight evidence";
"a tenuous argument";
"a thin plot"
very thin in gauge or diameter;
"a tenuous thread"
having thin consistency;
"a tenuous fluid"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Tenuous"

There are 232 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to tenuous.

SynonymDefinition
Adulteratecorrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
"adulterate liquor"
Adulteratedmixed with impurities
Aeriala pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
Aeriformcharacterized by lightness and insubstantiality
as impalpable or intangible as air
"figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle
"aerial fancies"
"an airy apparition"
"physical rather than ethereal forms"
Aeryany habitation at a high altitude
Airycharacterized by lightness and insubstantiality
as impalpable or intangible as air
"figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle
"aerial fancies"
"an airy apparition"
"physical rather than ethereal forms"
Air Built
Aloofremote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"
"a distant smile"
"he was upstage with strangers"
Amercementmoney extracted as a penalty
Asininecomplacently or inanely foolish

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from tenuous.
Anagram Definition
Tenuoushaving little substance or significance
"a flimsy excuse"
"slight evidence"
"a tenuous argument"
"a thin plot"

View English words with the unique letters used in tenuous. Words With The Letters Enostu

Similar Words

There are 1 words that are similar to "Tenuous".

Similar WordDefinition
Weakoverly diluted;
thin and insipid;
"washy coffee";
"watery milk";
"weak tea"

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word tenuous.

Is tenuous a scrabble word or can you use tenuous in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 192993 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 194536 games. This 7 letter 7 point scrabble word can be rearranged 2,520 ways. What other words can be made with the letters e, n, o, s, t, and u? There's 24 with 9 letters or less with the letters e, n, o, s, t, and u. Here is a list of 24 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Nosecount (9 letters) 11 +4 15 +5 nosecount
Soutane (7 letters) 7 9 soutane
Sunbonnet (9 letters) 11 +4 16 +6 sunbonnet
Stoutness (9 letters) 9 +2 11 +1 stoutness
Countess (8 letters) 10 +3 13 +3 countess
Stenotus (8 letters) 8 +1 10 stenotus
Sunstone (8 letters) 8 +1 11 +1 sunstone
Send Out (8 letters)
Contuse (7 letters) 9 +2 12 +2 contuse
Scent Out (9 letters)
Nose Out (8 letters)
Untoasted (9 letters) 10 +3 12 +2 untoasted
Eastbound (9 letters) 12 +5 15 +5 eastbound
Westbound (9 letters) 15 +8 18 +8 westbound
Bounteous (9 letters) 11 +4 15 +5 benoostuu
Contused (8 letters) 11 +4 14 +4 contused
Tenuous (7 letters) 7 10 tenuous
Astounded (9 letters) 11 +4 13 +3 astounded
Neotenous (9 letters) 9 +2 12 +2 neotenous
Cutaneous (9 letters) 11 +4 15 +5 cutaneous
Not Use (7 letters)
Concentus (9 letters) 13 +6 18 +8 concentus
Unused To (9 letters)
Unduteous (9 letters) 10 +3 14 +4 unduteous

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