tentativeness
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- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 13
Definition of tentativeness
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)The characteristic of being tentative.
“There are also some delightful love scenes between Jean and Esther. Russ does an excellent job of capturing the blend of excitement, tentativeness and panic present in the culmination of something so lusted after and so feared.”
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Etymology
From tentative + -ness.
Words you can make from tentativeness
200+ playable · top: ATTENTIVENESS (16 pts)
Best play attentiveness 16 points10-letter words
7 words9-letter words
24 words- ASSENTIVE 12 pts
- ATTENTIVE 12 pts
- ESTIVATES 12 pts
- NAIVENESS 12 pts
- SEVENTIES 12 pts
- TENTATIVE 12 pts
- VENENATES 12 pts
- VENETIANS 12 pts
- ANISETTES 9 pts
- ANTISENSE 9 pts
- ENSTATITE 9 pts
- INSENSATE 9 pts
- INTENSEST 9 pts
- INTESTATE 9 pts
- NATTINESS 9 pts
- SATINETTE 9 pts
- SENTENTIA 9 pts
- SENTIENTS 9 pts
- SETENANTS 9 pts
- STANNITES 9 pts
- STEATITES 9 pts
- TATTINESS 9 pts
- TEENSIEST 9 pts
- TETANISES 9 pts
8-letter words
39 words- ESTIVATE 11 pts
- EVENNESS 11 pts
- NAIVETES 11 pts
- NAVETTES 11 pts
- STATIVES 11 pts
- VAINNESS 11 pts
- VASTIEST 11 pts
- VENENATE 11 pts
- VENETIAN 11 pts
- ANISETTE 8 pts
- ANTSIEST 8 pts
- EENSIEST 8 pts
- ENTENTES 8 pts
- ETESIANS 8 pts
- INSANEST 8 pts
- INSTANTS 8 pts
- INSTATES 8 pts
- NASTIEST 8 pts
- NATTIEST 8 pts
- NEATNESS 8 pts
- NETTIEST 8 pts
- SATINETS 8 pts
- SENTIENT 8 pts
- SETENANT 8 pts
- STANINES 8 pts
- STANNITE 8 pts
- STEATITE 8 pts
- TAENITES 8 pts
- TASTIEST 8 pts
- TEENIEST 8 pts
- TENIASES 8 pts
- TENNISES 8 pts
- TENNISTS 8 pts
- TENTIEST 8 pts
- TESTATES 8 pts
- TESTIEST 8 pts
- TETANIES 8 pts
- TETANISE 8 pts
- TITANESS 8 pts
7-letter words
65 words- AVENSES 10 pts
- EVENEST 10 pts
- INVENTS 10 pts
- INVESTS 10 pts
- NAIVEST 10 pts
- NAIVETE 10 pts
- NATIVES 10 pts
- NAVETTE 10 pts
- SAVINES 10 pts
- STATIVE 10 pts
- STEEVES 10 pts
- STEVIAS 10 pts
- TENSIVE 10 pts
- VAINEST 10 pts
- VASTEST 10 pts
- VENENES 10 pts
- VENINES 10 pts
- VESTEES 10 pts
- VINASSE 10 pts
- VITESSE 10 pts
- VITTATE 10 pts
- ATTESTS 7 pts
- EASIEST 7 pts
- ENTASES 7 pts
- ENTASIS 7 pts
- ENTENTE 7 pts
- ESTATES 7 pts
- ETATIST 7 pts
- ETESIAN 7 pts
- INANEST 7 pts
- INSTANT 7 pts
- INSTATE 7 pts
- INTENSE 7 pts
- INTENTS 7 pts
- NASTIES 7 pts
- NEATENS 7 pts
- NEATEST 7 pts
- SATEENS 7 pts
- SATINET 7 pts
- SEITANS 7 pts
- SENATES 7 pts
- SENNETS 7 pts
- SENNITS 7 pts
- SENSATE 7 pts
- SESTINA 7 pts
- SESTINE 7 pts
- SETTEES 7 pts
- SIENNAS 7 pts
- SINNETS 7 pts
- STANINE 7 pts
- STATINS 7 pts
- STATIST 7 pts
- TAENITE 7 pts
- TANISTS 7 pts
- TANNEST 7 pts
- TANSIES 7 pts
- TATTIES 7 pts
- TENANTS 7 pts
- TENNESI 7 pts
- TENNIES 7 pts
- TENNIST 7 pts
- TENSEST 7 pts
- TESTATE 7 pts
- TESTEES 7 pts
- TISANES 7 pts
6-letter words
64 words- ENVIES 9 pts
- EVENTS 9 pts
- EVITES 9 pts
- INVENT 9 pts
- INVEST 9 pts
- NAIVES 9 pts
- NATIVE 9 pts
- NAVIES 9 pts
- NIEVES 9 pts
- SAVINE 9 pts
- SAVINS 9 pts
- SEVENS 9 pts
- SIEVES 9 pts
- STAVES 9 pts
- STEEVE 9 pts
- STEVIA 9 pts
- ANENST 6 pts
- ANISES 6 pts
- ASSENT 6 pts
- ATTENT 6 pts
- ATTEST 6 pts
- EASIES 6 pts
- ENATES 6 pts
- ESTATE 6 pts
- INANES 6 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INSANE 6 pts
- INSETS 6 pts
- INTENT 6 pts
- NEATEN 6 pts
- NIENTE 6 pts
- SAINTS 6 pts
- SANEST 6 pts
- SANIES 6 pts
- SANSEI 6 pts
- SATEEN 6 pts
- SATINS 6 pts
- SEINES 6 pts
- SEITAN 6 pts
- SENATE 6 pts
- SENNAS 6 pts
- SENNET 6 pts
- SENNIT 6 pts
- SENSEI 6 pts
- SESTET 6 pts
- SETTEE 6 pts
- SIENNA 6 pts
- SIESTA 6 pts
- SINNET 6 pts
- SITTEN 6 pts
- STAINS 6 pts
- STANES 6 pts
- STATES 6 pts
- STATIN 6 pts
- STEINS 6 pts
- STENTS 6 pts
- STINTS 6 pts
- TAINTS 6 pts
- TANIST 6 pts
- TASSET 6 pts
- TASSIE 6 pts
- TASTES 6 pts
- TATTIE 6 pts
- TEASES 6 pts
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