tenebrific
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
/ˌtɛn.ɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk/
Definition of tenebrific
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy.
“Tenebrific stars were once thought to be the source of darkness during the night.”
“It lightens, it brightens, / The tenebrific ſcene, / To meet with, and greet with / My Davie, or my Jean!”
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Etymology
From New Latin tenebrificus, from Latin tenebrae (“darkness”) + -i- + -ficus (“making, causing”).
Words you can make from tenebrific
199 playable · top: BENEFIC (14 pts)
Best play benefic 14 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
29 words- BEFRET 11 pts
- BEREFT 11 pts
- FENCER 11 pts
- FIBRIN 11 pts
- FIERCE 11 pts
- INFECT 11 pts
- REFECT 11 pts
- TERBIC 10 pts
- FEIRIE 9 pts
- FERINE 9 pts
- FINITE 9 pts
- REFINE 9 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CERITE 8 pts
- CITRIN 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- INCITE 8 pts
- IRENIC 8 pts
- NITRIC 8 pts
- RECENT 8 pts
- RECITE 8 pts
- TENREC 8 pts
- TIERCE 8 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- RETINE 6 pts
- TINIER 6 pts
- TRIENE 6 pts
5-letter words
39 words- BEFIT 10 pts
- BRIEF 10 pts
- FENCE 10 pts
- FIBER 10 pts
- FIBRE 10 pts
- FICIN 10 pts
- REBEC 9 pts
- FEINT 8 pts
- FINER 8 pts
- FIREE 8 pts
- INFER 8 pts
- REFIT 8 pts
- BERET 7 pts
- BINER 7 pts
- BINIT 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- BRENT 7 pts
- BRINE 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- ICIER 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- RICIN 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TRIBE 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
4-letter words
61 words- BEEF 9 pts
- FEEB 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- BICE 8 pts
- CRIB 8 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FERN 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FIRN 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FRIT 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- RIFT 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- BEEN 6 pts
- BEER 6 pts
- BEET 6 pts
- BENE 6 pts
- BENT 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BINT 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BREE 6 pts
- BREN 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIN 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- FIB 8 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIN 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- FIT 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- RIF 6 pts
- BEE 5 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- RIB 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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