NYT Dictionary

TENABLE

/ˈten.ə.bəl/

AdjectiveTEN-a-bleten-a-ble · 3 syllablesGrade 10

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019

Meaning

capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded

Origin: French

From the French tenable, from tenir (“to hold”); compare tenible.

defensibleacceptableadmissibleagreeablealright believableconceivableconditionalcredibleexcusable

untenableintenable

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019.