What does TENANT mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈtɛnənt/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else“the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent”
  2. a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
  3. any occupant who dwells in a place

verb

  1. occupy as a tenant

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

tenants7tenanting10

Anagrams of TENANT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside TENANT

31 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ante4etna4neat4 nett4tate4teat4tent4 ane3ant3 ate3att3eat3 eta3nae3nan3net3 tae3tan3 tat3tea3 ten3 tet3ae2an2at2 en2 et2na2ne2ta2

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Questions

Is TENANT a valid word in word games?

TENANT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is TENANT worth?

TENANT is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TENANT?

31 other words, including AT, AN, EAT and TEN.