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Tenses

t 1e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of tense

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

What does tenses mean?

noun

  1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

verb

  1. become stretched or tense or taut

    “the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed”

    Synonymsstrain

  2. increase the tension on

    “alternately relax and tense your calf muscle”

  3. become tense, nervous, or uneasy

    “He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room”

    Synonymstense up

  4. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

    “he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up”

    Synonymsstraintense up

Definitions shown for tense, the base form of tenses.

Is TENSES 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 TENSES worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
t 1e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
t 1e 1n 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

6 pts
t 1e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

6 pts
t 1e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in TENSES

Anagrams 1

steens

Hooks for TENSES

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tensest

Words that end like TENSES

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

lensessensesexpenseslicensescondensesincensesdispensesrecompenses
All words ending in -ENSES

Tenses: quick answers

Is TENSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TENSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TENSES worth?
TENSES scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 6 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tenses mean?
tenses is the plural and third-person singular form of tense, which means “a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TENSES?
You can make 56 shorter words from TENSES, such as ESNES, ETENS, NESTS, NETES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TENSES?
TENSES rearranges into STEENS.