Definitions for tenches

tenches tench

Spelling: [tench]
IPA: /tɛntʃ/

Tenches is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 137 anagrams from letters in tenches (ceehnst).

Definitions for tenches

noun

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

Origin of tenches

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

Examples for tenches

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for tenches
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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