Definition of TENDRIL

tendril

Plural: tendrils

Noun

  • A slender, coiling organ by which climbing plants attach to supports.
  • slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
  • A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
  • A hair-like tentacle.
  • Anything shaped like a tendril or coil.

Adj

  • Having the shape or properties of a tendril; thin and coiling; entwining.

Examples

  • The word TENDRIL snaked across the Words With Friends board, connecting several tiles.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French tendrillon (“bud, shoot, cartilage”), perhaps a diminutive of tendron (“cartilage”), from Old French tendre (“soft”) (see tender (adjective)), or else from Latin tendere (“to stretch, extend”) (see tender (verb)).

Scrabble Score: 8

tendril: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tendril: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tendril: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

tendril: valid Words With Friends Word