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Pretensioning
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About 4 syllables
noun · 13 letters · Rare · form of pretension
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does pretensioning mean?
noun
a false or unsupportable quality
the advancing of a claim
“his pretension to the crown”
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Synonymspretentiousnesslargeness
Definitions shown for pretension, the base form of pretensioning.
Is PRETENSIONING a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| 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 PRETENSIONING worth?
Scrabble
16 ptsWords With Friends
21 ptsWordfeud
18 ptsNYT Crossplay
18 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in PRETENSIONING
Best shorter words top 30 of 1551
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See all 1551 words made from PRETENSIONING Words that end like PRETENSIONING
Common words that share the ending -IONING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
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All words ending in -IONING Pretensioning: quick answers
Is PRETENSIONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRETENSIONING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRETENSIONING worth?
PRETENSIONING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pretensioning mean?
pretensioning is related to pretension, which means “a false or unsupportable quality”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRETENSIONING?
You can make 1551 shorter words from PRETENSIONING, such as SERPENTINING, INTERPONING, INTERPOSING, PENSIONING. See the full list.