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Showing words for TENTERHOOKS using the English dictionary
11 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
heterokonts, tenterhooks
10 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
heterokont, tenterhook
9 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
entertook, notothere, thereonto
8 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
henroost, honester, honorees, knotters, kreosote, northest, onsetter, otherest, resoothe, roestone, strooken, teetsook, thornset
7 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
enroots, enstore, entheos, estrone, heroons, hestern, heteros, honkers, honoree, hookers, hooters, hornets, hotters, ketones, knotter, netters, noterse, onerose, onshore, orthose, reknots, reshone, reshook, reshoot, restoke, retooth, rosette, rottens, sheroot, shootee, shooter, shorten, shotten, shotter, snooker, snotter, soorkee, soother, sorehon, steenth, stenter, stentor, stonker, stooker, stooter, storeen, storken, strenth, stroken, strooke, tenters, testern, testone, testoon, tethers, tetrose, thereon, thereto, thester, thorons, threnes, threnos, threose, thrones, thronos, toeshoe, toetoes, tonkers, tooters, toother, tornese, tornote, tothers
6 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
enhort, enroot, enters, eothen, ernest, erthen, esther, ethers, ethnos, henter, hereon, hereto, heroes, herons, heroon, hetero, hetter, honers, honest, honker, honors, hooker, hooter, hornet, horson, horste, hoster, hotter, kentes, kernes, kernos, ketone, ketose, kohens, kosher, kronos, kroons, neosho, nesher, nester, nestor, nether, netter, nooser, norths, nosher, noster, noters, nother, ohones, onethe, orthos, ostent, others, otters, rehone, rehook, reknot, rentes, resent, reshoe, reshot, retent, retest, retook, rhones, roneos, rontes, rotten, rottes, sekhet, senhor, sereno, seroon, seroot, setnet, setter, shotte, shreek, shtook, skreen, soekoe, sooner, sooter, soothe, sotter, stereo, sthene, stheno, stoker, stoner, stooth, stoter, streek, streen, street, streke, strene, strent, stroke, strone, strook, stroot, stroth, tektos, tenets, tenore, tenors, tenser, tensor, tenter, tenths, tentor, tereks, ternes, terton, tester, teston, testor, tether, theeks, theres, thetes, thorns, thoron, threes, threne, throes, throne, toetoe, tokens, tokers, toners, tonker, tonsor, tooken, tooter, tooths, torose, toroth, torten, tortes, tosher, toston, toters, tother, treens, trokes, trones, troths
5 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
enets, enter, entre, entte, ernes, erose, esker, ester, estre, estro, etens, ether, ethos, hents, heres, herne, herns, heroe, heron, herse, hetes, hoers, hoker, hokes, honer, hones, honks, honor, hooks, hoons, hoose, hoots, horns, horse, horst, hosen, hoser, hoten, keens, keest, keets, kenos, kente, kents, kerne, kerns, keros, keten, kette, khets, khors, knees, knots, kohen, kores, kotos, krone, kroon, nerks, nerts, neter, netes, nohes, nooks, noose, norks, norse, norsk, north, noser, noter, notes, ohone, okehs, oners, onker, onkos, onset, oonts, ornes, ortet, ortho, osone, other, otkon, otter, ottos, reeks, reens, reesk, reest, rehoe, rekes, renet, rente, rents, reset, retes, rethe, rheen, rhone, rokee, rokes, roneo, rones, ronte, ronts, rooks, roons, roose, roost, roots, roset, rotes, rotos, rotte, senor, sente, sereh, seron, seton, sheen, sheer, sheet, shent, shere, shone, shook, shoor, shoot, shore, short, shote, shott, skeen, skeer, skeet, skene, skete, skoot, skort, sneer, snoek, snoke, snook, snoot, snore, snork, snort, soken, soote, sooth, soree, sotho, steek, steen, steer, steno, stent, stere, sterk, stern, stero, stert, stoke, stone, stonk, stook, stoon, stoot, store, stork, teens, teers, teest, teeth, tehrs, tenes, tenet, tenor, tense, tenso, tenth, tents, terek, terne, terns, terse, terts, teste, teths, theek, theer, thees, theet, thens, theor, theos, there, these, thete, thoke, thone, thore, thorn, thoro, thort, those, three, throe, toher, tohos, token, toker, tokes, tokos, toner, tones, tonks, tonto, toons, toosh, tooth, toots, tores, toret, toros, torot, torse, torsk, torso, torte, torts, toter, totes, treen, trees, treks, trest, troke, trone, tronk, trons, troot, troth, trots, tsere
4 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
eeks, eker, ekes, enes, ense, ento, entr, eons, eres, erke, erks, erne, erns, eros, erse, ersh, erst, erth, esne, eten, ethe, eths, eton, heer, hens, hent, here, hern, hero, hers, hert, hest, hete, hets, hoer, hoes, hoke, hone, honk, hons, hont, hook, hoon, hoos, hoot, hore, horn, hors, hort, hose, host, hote, hots, keen, keet, keno, kens, kent, kern, kero, kers, kesh, kest, keto, kets, khet, khor, khot, knee, knet, knot, kons, kore, kors, koso, koto, kroo, neer, neet, neks, nerk, nese, nesh, nest, nete, neth, nets, noes, nook, nore, nork, nose, nosh, note, nots, nott, ohos, okee, okeh, oker, okes, oket, okro, oner, ones, onst, onto, oohs, oons, oont, oose, oots, oreo, ores, orth, orts, otoe, otto, reek, reen, rees, reet, rehs, renk, reno, rent, rest, rete, rets, rheo, rhet, rhos, roes, roke, roks, rone, ront, rook, roon, roos, root, rose, rost, rote, roto, rots, seek, seen, seer, sekt, sene, sent, seor, sere, serk, sero, sert, seth, sett, shee, sher, shet, shoe, shoo, shor, shot, skee, sken, skeo, sker, sket, skoo, snee, snot, soho, soke, soko, sone, sonk, sook, soon, soot, sore, sorn, sort, soth, sten, ster, stet, stor, stot, stre, teen, teer, tees, teet, tehr, tene, tens, tent, tern, test, tete, teth, tets, thee, then, thon, thoo, thor, thos, thro, tkos, toes, toho, toke, toko, tone, tonk, tons, took, toon, toot, tore, torn, toro, tors, tort, tose, tosh, tosk, tote, toto, tots, tree, trek, tres, tret, tron, trot
3 Letter Words for Tenterhooks
eek, een, eer, ehs, eke, ene, ens, eon, eos, ere, erk, ern, ers, ert, ese, esr, est, eth, hee, hen, heo, her, hes, het, hoe, hon, hoo, hor, hos, hot, hrs, hts, ken, ket, kon, kor, kos, krs, nee, nek, neo, net, noh, noo, nor, nos, not, nth, oer, oes, oho, ohs, oke, one, ono, ons, ont, ooh, oon, oor, oos, oot, ore, ors, ort, ose, oto, ree, reh, res, rhe, rho, roe, rok, ron, roo, ros, rot, rte, see, sen, ser, set, she, sho, shr, sht, sok, son, sot, stk, str, tee, ten, ter, tes, tet, the, tho, tko, tkt, tnt, toe, ton, too, tor, tos, tot, trs, trt, tsh, tsk, tst
Definitions for Tenterhooks
[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 Tenterhooks
tenterhooktentage, tentation, tentative, tented, tenter, tenterhook, tenterhooks, tenth, tenth amendment, tenth commandment, tenth cranial nerve
Origin of Tenterhooks
First recorded in 1470–80; tenter + hook1