tenacious
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/təˈneɪʃəs/
Definition of tenacious
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
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adj
- Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
- Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
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Holding together; cohesive.
“The quagmiry road, trodden into tenacious paste by the long file of human beings ahead […]”
- Having a good memory; retentive.
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Etymology
From Latin tenāx (“holding fast, clinging”), from tenēre (“to hold”), + -ious.
Words you can make from tenacious
200+ playable · top: ACONITES (10 pts)
Best play aconites 10 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
26 words- ACETINS 9 pts
- ACETOUS 9 pts
- ACINOSE 9 pts
- ACINOUS 9 pts
- ACONITE 9 pts
- ACTIONS 9 pts
- ATONICS 9 pts
- AUCTION 9 pts
- CATIONS 9 pts
- CAUTION 9 pts
- CINEAST 9 pts
- CONATUS 9 pts
- CONTUSE 9 pts
- COTEAUS 9 pts
- NEUSTIC 9 pts
- NOTICES 9 pts
- NUTCASE 9 pts
- OCTANES 9 pts
- SECTION 9 pts
- SUCTION 9 pts
- TOUCANS 9 pts
- TUNICAE 9 pts
- ATONIES 7 pts
- AUNTIES 7 pts
- SINUATE 7 pts
- SOUTANE 7 pts
6-letter words
75 words- ACETIN 8 pts
- ACINUS 8 pts
- ACTINS 8 pts
- ACTION 8 pts
- ACUTES 8 pts
- AEONIC 8 pts
- ANTICS 8 pts
- ASCENT 8 pts
- ATONIC 8 pts
- CANOES 8 pts
- CANTOS 8 pts
- CANTUS 8 pts
- CASEIN 8 pts
- CASINO 8 pts
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- CENTAI 8 pts
- CENTAS 8 pts
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- CESTOI 8 pts
- COATIS 8 pts
- COITUS 8 pts
- CONIES 8 pts
- CONTES 8 pts
- COSINE 8 pts
- COSTAE 8 pts
- COTANS 8 pts
- COTEAU 8 pts
- COUNTS 8 pts
- COUSIN 8 pts
- CUEIST 8 pts
- CUESTA 8 pts
- CUNITS 8 pts
- CUTIES 8 pts
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- ENATIC 8 pts
- ICONES 8 pts
- INCASE 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
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- INSECT 8 pts
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- NOTICE 8 pts
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- SECANT 8 pts
- STANCE 8 pts
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- TONICS 8 pts
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- TUNICA 8 pts
- TUNICS 8 pts
- UNCASE 8 pts
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- USANCE 8 pts
- ATONES 6 pts
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- OUTIES 6 pts
- OUTSIN 6 pts
- SEITAN 6 pts
- TAUONS 6 pts
- TENIAS 6 pts
- TENUIS 6 pts
- TINEAS 6 pts
- TISANE 6 pts
- UNITES 6 pts
- UNSEAT 6 pts
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5-letter words
93 words- ACNES 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ACUTE 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- ASCON 7 pts
- ASCOT 7 pts
- CAINS 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CANOE 7 pts
- CANSO 7 pts
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- CANTO 7 pts
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- CATES 7 pts
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- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CENTU 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- COAST 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
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- COINS 7 pts
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- CONTE 7 pts
- CONUS 7 pts
- COSET 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- COSTA 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- COTES 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- CUNIT 7 pts
- CUTES 7 pts
- CUTIE 7 pts
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- CUTIS 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
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- ETICS 7 pts
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- ICTUS 7 pts
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- ONCET 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- OUNCE 7 pts
- SAICE 7 pts
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- SCANT 7 pts
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- SCENT 7 pts
- SCION 7 pts
- SCONE 7 pts
- SCOUT 7 pts
- SCUTA 7 pts
- SCUTE 7 pts
- AEONS 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- AUNTS 5 pts
- AUTOS 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- ETUIS 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- IOTAS 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NEATS 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- OSTIA 5 pts
- OUTIE 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SANTO 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- SAUTE 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
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