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Is TENSE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list TENSE 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.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
565

What does TENSE mean?

  1. nouna grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
  2. verbbecome stretched or tense or taut
  3. verbincrease the tension on

Definitions from WordNet.

Has TENSE been a Wordle answer?

No. TENSE hadn't been a Wordle answer through #1965.

Is it a current Wordle answer? (spoiler)

No, TENSE isn't the answer to any Wordle currently being played.

Hooks for TENSE

Add a letter to make a new word: TENSED, TENSER, TENSES.

Anagrams of TENSE

Words inside TENSE

See all 21 words you can make from TENSE

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About this list

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.

Look up TENSE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is TENSE a Scrabble word?

TENSE 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 TENSE worth?

TENSE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does TENSE mean?

A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.