The word tene is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • -tene suff. (Biology) Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis.
  • (In Spanish) tené v. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de tener.
  • (In Italian) tené v. (Obsoleto) terza persona singolare dell’indicativo passato…

19 valid words from 3 definitions

BIOLOGY CHROMOSOMES DE DEL DELL FORM IN LIKE MEIOSIS OF PERSONA RELATING RIBBON SINGULAR STRUCTURE THE TO USED WORDS

10 invalid words from 3 definitions

AFIRMATIVO IMPERATIVO INDICATIVO OBSOLETO PASSATO SEGUNDA SINGOLARE TENER TERZA VOS

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

EN ENE NE TE TEN

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

EN ENE ET NE NET

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ETEN NETE TEEN

18 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BENE DENE GENE MENE NENE PENE SENE TANE TELE TEME TEND TENS TENT TETE TINE TONE TUNE TYNE

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ENE TEE TEN

6 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

TEENE TENGE TENNE TENSE TENUE TERNE

35 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

TENES TENET TENESI TENETS TENENDA TENEBRAE TENEBRIO TENEMENT TENENDUM TENESMIC TENESMUS TENEBRIOS TENEBRISM TENEBRIST TENEBRITY TENEBROSE TENEBROUS TENEMENTS TENENDUMS TENEBRIFIC TENEBRIOUS TENEBRISMS TENEBRISTS TENEMENTAL TENEMENTED TENESMUSES TENEBRIONID TENEBRITIES TENEBROSITY TENEMENTARY TENEBRIONIDS TENEBROSITIES TENEBROUSNESS TENEBRIOUSNESS TENEBROUSNESSES

350 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

CTENES BUTENES KETENES LATENED OFTENER RETENES BATTENED BATTENER CUTENESS FASTENED FASTENER FATTENED FATTENER HAPTENES HARTENED HASTENED HASTENER KITTENED LATENESS LISTENED LISTENER LITENESS MITTENED MUTENESS NEATENED OFTENEST PATTENED PENTENES RATTENED RATTENER ROTTENER SOFTENED SOFTENER TAUTENED WHITENED WHITENER ACUTENESS BATTENERS BRUTENESS CAROTENES CHASTENED CHASTENER FASTENERS FATTENERS FLATTENED FLATTENER GLISTENED GREATENED GUESTENED HASTENERS + 300 words

18 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

CTENE BUTENE KETENE RETENE HAPTENE PENTENE CAROTENE POLYTENE ZYGOTENE DIPLOTENE ELEOPTENE ISOBUTENE LEPTOTENE PACHYTENE ELAEOPTENE AMINOBUTENE STEAROPTENE BETACAROTENE

29 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A EATEN ENATE
+B BENET
+C CTENE
+D DENET TEEND
+E TEENE
+G GENET TENGE
+H ETHNE
+K KENTE
+N TENNE
+R ENTER RENTE TERNE TREEN
+S ETENS NETES SENTE STEEN TEENS TENES TENSE
+T TENET
+U TENUE
+V EVENT
+W TWEEN
+Y TEENY YENTE

6 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E NET TEN
-N TEE
-T EEN ENE NEE

Scrabble scoring

  • 4 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 18.4 chance (5.43%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 47.2 chance (2.12%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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