What it means
- (noun) A ritual shaving of this kind.
- (noun) The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
- (verb) To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
Letter analysis
- Tonsure contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 7.
Sub-words
- ouster
- routes
- stoner
- tenors
- tensor
- tuners
- unrest
- euros
- notes
- nurse
- onset
- outer
- rents
- rouse
- route
- routs
- runes
- runts
- snore
- snort
- snout
- stern
- stone
- store
- tenor
- terns
- toner
- tones
- torus
- tours
- trons
- trues
- tuner
- tunes
- turns
- unset
- eons
- euro
- nest
- nets
- noes
- nose
- note
- nous
- nuts
- ones
- onus
- ores
- ours
- oust
- outs
- rent
- rest
- roes
- rose
- rote
- rots
- rout
- rues
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with TON
- ton
- tonal
- tonalities
- tonality
- tone
- toned
- toneless
- toner
- tones
- tong
- tongs
- tongue
- tongued
- tongues
- tonguing
- tonic
- tonics
- tonier
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Words ending with URE
Common questions
What does Tonsure mean?
A ritual shaving of this kind.
How many letters are in Tonsure?
Tonsure has 7 letters.
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