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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