tenor
Tenor can refer to the adult male singing voice above baritone, the pitch range of the highest male voice, or an adult male with a tenor voice. Tenor is also used as adjective, with meanings including of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice.
Length
5
Scrabble
5
WWF
6
Starts
TE
Ends
NOR
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TENOR” Mean?
/tɛnə(ɹ)/
tenor has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 senses(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
“a tenor sax”
of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
“tenor voice”
Noun
5 sensesthe adult male singing voice above baritone
the pitch range of the highest male voice
an adult male with a tenor voice
a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
“nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways”
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
“although I disagreed with him, I could follow the tenor of his argument”
Synonyms
Synonyms for TENOR
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
Length
5 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
T, E, N, O, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆TENOR has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆TENOR is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆TENOR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
T
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
TE, EN, NO, OR
Trigrams
TEN, ENO, NOR
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