Tributary

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:15 pts9 letters

Definition of Tributary

Noun

A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
A vein which drains into another vein.
"The great saphenous vein is a tributary of the femoral vein."
A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

Adjective

Related to the paying of tribute.
Subordinate; inferior.
Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
"The Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi."

Anagrams of Tributary

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "tributary":

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Rhyming Words

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