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Pretense

p 3r 1e 1t 1e 1n 1s 1e 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does pretense mean?

noun

  1. the act of giving a false appearance

    “his conformity was only pretending”

    Synonymspretencepretendingsimulationfeigning

  2. pretending with intention to deceive

    Synonymspretencefeigningdissembling

  3. imaginative intellectual play

    Synonymspretence

  4. a false or unsupportable quality

    Synonymspretensionpretence

  5. an artful or simulated semblance

    “under the guise of friendship he betrayed them”

    Synonymsguisepretencepretext

Is PRETENSE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PRETENSE worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
p 3r 1e 1t 1e 1n 1s 1e 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
p 4r 1e 1t 1e 1n 2s 1e 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
p 4r 1e 1t 1e 1n 1s 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
p 3r 1e 1t 1e 1n 1s 1e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PRETENSE

Anagrams 2

preteensterpenes

Hooks for PRETENSE

Add one letter to the front or back of PRETENSE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

pretenses

Words that end like PRETENSE

Common words that share the ending -ENSE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

nonsenseexpensecondenseimmenseintenselicensedispensesuspenseincensesensedensetenserecompense
All words ending in -ENSE

Pretense: quick answers

Is PRETENSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRETENSE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRETENSE worth?
PRETENSE scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pretense mean?
As a noun, pretense means “the act of giving a false appearance”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRETENSE?
You can make 187 shorter words from PRETENSE, such as ENSTEEP, ESTREPE, PENSTER, PRESENT. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PRETENSE?
PRETENSE rearranges into PRETEENS, TERPENES.