tenterhooks
Definitions
Noun
- One of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tenterhooks".
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| 1 | centers | 2 | 52 |
| 2 | enters | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | tenths | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | textbooks | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | tenebrous | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | tethers | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | teters | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | enterococcus | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | westbrooks | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | venters | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | texters | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | testers | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tenders | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | teeters | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | senters | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | renters | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | estabrooks | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | enterology | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | tetramerous | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | sketchbooks | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | easterbrook | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
On the Edge of Something More: ‘Tenterhooks’ by Silversun Pickups Review
Feb 19, 2026 The Cornell Daily Sun
Feb 19, 2026 The Cornell Daily Sun