Definition of tenacious

"tenacious" in the adjective sense

1. retentive, recollective, long, tenacious

good at remembering

"a retentive mind"

"tenacious memory"

2. dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding

stubbornly unyielding

"dogged persistence"

"dour determination"

"the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"

"a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot

"men tenacious of opinion"

3. coherent, tenacious

sticking together

"two coherent sheets"

"tenacious burrs"

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Quotations for tenacious

Tenacious of his purpose. [ Motto ]

Lavish of what is another's, tenacious of his own. [ Cicero ]

tenacious in Scrabble®

The word tenacious is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters tenacious:

TENACIOUS
(108)
TENACIOUS
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

aconite, actions, atonics, auction, aunties, cations, caution, notices, nutcase, octanes, section, sinuate, suction, toucans, unstoic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word tenacious

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tenacious

TENACIOUS
(108)
TENACIOUS
(108)
TOUCANS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SECTION
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ATONICS
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NOTICES
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CATIONS
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NOTICES
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UNSTOIC
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UNSTOIC
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tenacious in Words With Friends™

The word tenacious is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters tenacious:

TENACIOUS
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

aconite, actions, atonics, auction, aunties, cations, caution, notices, nutcase, octanes, section, sinuate, suction, toucans, unstoic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word tenacious

TENACIOUS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In tenacious

TENACIOUS
(162)
NUTCASE
(107 = 72 + 35)
TOUCANS
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CAUTION
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ATONICS
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NUTCASE
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UNSTOIC
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CATIONS
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SECTION
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ACTIONS
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NOTICES
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TENACIOUS
(96)
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Words within the letters of tenacious

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Words containing the sequence tenacious

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Words with tenacious in them (1 word)

Words that end with tenacious (1 word)

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