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Showing words for TENTERHOOK using the English dictionary
10 Letter Words for Tenterhook
heterokont, tenterhook
9 Letter Words for Tenterhook
entertook, notothere, thereonto
7 Letter Words for Tenterhook
honoree, knotter, retooth, thereon, thereto, toother, tornote
6 Letter Words for Tenterhook
enhort, enroot, eothen, erthen, henter, hereon, hereto, heroon, hetero, hetter, honker, hooker, hooter, hornet, hotter, ketone, nether, netter, nother, onethe, rehone, rehook, reknot, retent, retook, rotten, tenore, tenter, tentor, terton, tether, thoron, threne, throne, toetoe, tonker, tooken, tooter, toroth, torten, tother
5 Letter Words for Tenterhook
enter, entre, entte, ether, herne, heroe, heron, hoker, honer, honor, hoten, kente, kerne, keten, kette, kohen, krone, kroon, neter, north, noter, ohone, onker, ortet, ortho, other, otkon, otter, rehoe, renet, rente, rethe, rheen, rhone, rokee, roneo, ronte, rotte, teeth, tenet, tenor, tenth, terek, terne, theek, theer, theet, theor, there, thete, thoke, thone, thore, thorn, thoro, thort, three, throe, toher, token, toker, toner, tonto, tooth, toret, torot, torte, toter, treen, troke, trone, tronk, troot, troth
4 Letter Words for Tenterhook
eker, ento, entr, erke, erne, erth, eten, ethe, eton, heer, hent, here, hern, hero, hert, hete, hoer, hoke, hone, honk, hont, hook, hoon, hoot, hore, horn, hort, hote, keen, keet, keno, kent, kern, kero, keto, khet, khor, khot, knee, knet, knot, kore, koto, kroo, neer, neet, nerk, nete, neth, nook, nore, nork, note, nott, okee, okeh, oker, oket, okro, oner, onto, oont, oreo, orth, otoe, otto, reek, reen, reet, renk, reno, rent, rete, rheo, rhet, roke, rone, ront, rook, roon, root, rote, roto, teen, teer, teet, tehr, tene, tent, tern, tete, teth, thee, then, thon, thoo, thor, thro, toho, toke, toko, tone, tonk, took, toon, toot, tore, torn, toro, tort, tote, toto, tree, trek, tret, tron, trot
3 Letter Words for Tenterhook
eek, een, eer, eke, ene, eon, ere, erk, ern, ert, eth, hee, hen, heo, her, het, hoe, hon, hoo, hor, hot, ken, ket, kon, kor, nee, nek, neo, net, noh, noo, nor, not, nth, oer, oho, oke, one, ono, ont, ooh, oon, oor, oot, ore, ort, oto, ree, reh, rhe, rho, roe, rok, ron, roo, rot, rte, tee, ten, ter, tet, the, tho, tko, tkt, tnt, toe, ton, too, tor, tot, trt
Definitions for Tenterhook
[1] one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
[2] on tenterhooks , in a state of uneasy suspense or painful anxiety: The movie keeps one on tenterhooks until the very last moment.
[3] one of a series of hooks or bent nails used to hold cloth stretched on a tenter
[4] on tenterhooks in a state of tension or suspense
Words nearby Tenterhook
tentage, tentation, tentative, tented, tenter, tenterhook, tenterhooks, tenth, tenth amendment, tenth commandment, tenth cranial nerve
Origin of Tenterhook
First recorded in 1470–80; tenter + hook1