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TENT

/tɛnt/

4-letter word · 4 Scrabble points · 5 Words With Friends points

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Meaning of TENT

noun
  1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
    "We were camping in a three-man tent."
  2. The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
verb
  1. To go camping.
    "We’ll be tented at the campground this weekend."
  2. To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
noun
  1. Attention; regard, care.
  2. Intention; design.
verb
  1. To attend to; to heed
  2. To guard; to hinder.
noun
  1. A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
  2. A probe for searching a wound.
verb
  1. (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
    "to tent a wound"
noun
  1. A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; called also tent wine, and tinta.
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Anagrams of TENT

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About the word TENT

Is "TENT" a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. "TENT" is in the ENABLE word list, accepted by Words With Friends and most open Scrabble apps. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends.

How many points is "TENT" worth?

In Scrabble, "TENT" is worth 4 points before bonuses. In Words With Friends, it's worth 5 points. Played on a triple-word-score, the Scrabble value becomes 12.

What does "TENT" mean?

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

What are the anagrams of "TENT"?

1 anagram can be formed using the same letters as TENT: NETT.