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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