Words Starting With TENE

36 words start with TENE. Scores range up to 17 points (TENEBRIFIC), averaging 11.7 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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A Middle English spelling of teen, meaning grief or sorrow.

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A Christian service with gradual extinguishing of candles.

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Producing darkness; gloomy.

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A genus of beetles including the mealworm beetle.

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Beetle of the family Tenebrionidae, typically dark and sluggish.

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Plural of TENEBRIONID.

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Plural of TENEBRIO.

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Dark and gloomy.

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Darkness or gloominess; the state of being shadowy.

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Painting style with dramatic dark and light contrast.

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Plural of TENEBRISM.

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An artist who paints in the tenebrist style.

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Plural of TENEBRIST.

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Plural of TENEBRITY.

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Darkness or gloominess.

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Dark and gloomy; obscure.

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Plural of TENEBROSITY.

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Darkness or gloom.

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Dark and shadowy; gloomy.

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The quality of being dark and gloomy.

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Plural of TENEBROUSNESS.

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A run-down apartment building with multiple units.

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Relating to a tenement; rentable by tenants.

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Leaseable or occupied by tenants.

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Past tense of TENEMENT.

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Plural of TENEMENT.

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Things to be held; in legal contexts, the clause in a conveyance defining tenure.

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A clause in a deed specifying the tenure.

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Definition

Plural of TENENDUM.

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Plural of TENE.

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Alternative form of tennesi.

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Relating to or characterized by tenesmus.

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A painful urge to defecate with little result.

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Plural of TENESMUS.

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A principle or belief held as true.

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Plural of TENET.

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How many words starting with tene are there?

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What is the highest-scoring word start with TENE?

TENEBRIFIC scores 17 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.