Tolerance
/ˈtɒləɹəns/
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts9 letters
Definition of Tolerance
noun
- The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.
- The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
- The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
- The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
"Our customers can generally accept ten times the tolerance which we can achieve in our machining operations."
- The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.
Anagrams of Tolerance
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "tolerance":
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "tolerance" and rearranging:
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Synonyms & Antonyms
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Letter Values
t1
o1
l1
e1
r1
a1
n1
c3
e1
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Tolerance
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Tolerance"
Tolerance is a 9-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tolerance" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Tolerance" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tolerance" is a medium-scoring word.