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Is PRETENTIOUS a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PRETENTIOUS is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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131611

What does PRETENTIOUS mean?

  1. adjectivemaking claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
  2. adjectiveintended to attract notice and impress others
  3. adjective(of a display) tawdry or vulgar

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

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Is PRETENTIOUS a Scrabble word?

PRETENTIOUS is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PRETENTIOUS worth?

PRETENTIOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PRETENTIOUS mean?

Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction.