tensile
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
/ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/(UK)
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/ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/(UK) · /ˈtɛn.sɪl/(US) · /ˈtɛn.səl/(US)
Definition of tensile
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of or pertaining to tension.
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adj
- Of or pertaining to tension.
- Capable of being stretched; ductile.
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Etymology
From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).
Words you can make from tensile
139 playable · top: LENITES (7 pts)
Best play lenites 7 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
15 words5-letter words
32 words- ELINT 5 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LEETS 5 pts
- LENES 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LENSE 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LINTS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SENTE 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SLEET 5 pts
- STEEL 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STELE 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- TEELS 5 pts
- TEENS 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TELES 5 pts
- TENSE 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
45 words- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LEST 4 pts
- LETS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SILT 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SLIT 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEES 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TELS 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TILS 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
12 wordsFind your best play with tensile
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