Definitions for Tench

Tench tench

Spelling: [tench]
IPA: /tɛntʃ/

Tench is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 55 anagrams from letters in Tench (cehnt).

Definitions for Tench

noun

  1. a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.

Origin of Tench

1350-1400; Middle English tenche Middle French, Old French Late Latin tinca

Examples for Tench

“And the great jack and chub and tench we used to fish out,” said Uncle Bob.

But have we no chance of catching any carp, or tench, or perch?

Of all fishes but the tench take the wing of a partridge or the thigh of a nun.

Nevertheless the pike is friend unto the tench, as to his leech and surgeon.

The stately Bream, and the tench, that physician of fishes, love best to live in ponds.

There were three other fish in the aquarium, two tench and a gold carp.

tench are tenacious of life, but sluggish and fond of lying at the bottom.

tench are common, but are not often caught with a rod and line.

Carp is the chief stock; but tench and perch, eels and pike are raised.

When of a good size, as in Holland, they are a remarkably fine fresh-water fish, though not so delicate as carp or tench.

Word Value for Tench
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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