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Is intension a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word intension is a Scrabble US word. The word intension is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

I1N1T1E1N1S1I1O1N1

Is intension a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word intension is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

I1N1T1E1N1S1I1O1N1

Is intension a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word intension is a Words With Friends word. The word intension is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2T1E1N2S1I1O1N2

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9-letter words (1 found)

INTENSION,

7-letter words (8 found)

INOSINE,INOSITE,INTINES,INTONES,NINNIES,NONNIES,TENSION,TINNIES,

6-letter words (22 found)

INIONS,INTINE,INTONE,IONISE,NINONS,NITONS,NOINTS,NONETS,SENITI,SENNIT,SINNET,SONNET,STONEN,STONNE,TENNIS,TENNOS,TENONS,TENSON,TINIES,TINNIE,TONIES,TONNES,

5-letter words (35 found)

EOSIN,INION,INNIT,INSET,INTIS,NEIST,NEONS,NINES,NINON,NISEI,NITES,NITON,NOINT,NOISE,NONES,NONET,NONIS,NOTES,OINTS,ONSET,SENTI,SETON,SIENT,SONNE,STEIN,STENO,STONE,STONN,TEINS,TENNO,TENON,TINES,TOISE,TONES,TONNE,

4-letter words (42 found)

ENTS,EONS,INNS,INTI,INTO,IONS,ISIT,NEON,NEST,NETS,NIES,NINE,NISI,NITE,NITS,NOES,NONE,NONI,NOSE,NOTE,OINT,ONES,ONIE,ONST,SENT,SIEN,SINE,SITE,SNIT,SNOT,SONE,STEN,STIE,TEIN,TENS,TIES,TINE,TINS,TOES,TONE,TONS,TOSE,

3-letter words (35 found)

ENS,EON,EST,INN,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITS,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,NON,NOS,NOT,OES,OIS,ONE,ONS,OSE,SEI,SEN,SET,SIN,SIT,SON,SOT,TEN,TES,TIE,TIN,TIS,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (19 found)

EN,ES,ET,IN,IO,IS,IT,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 163 words from intension according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of intension

intension

Etymology

From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/
  • Homophone: intention

Noun

intension (plural intensions)

  1. intensity or the act of becoming intense.
  2. (logic, semantics) Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.
  3. (dated) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.
    the intension of a musical string

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with intention.

Derived terms

  • intensional

Related terms

  • extension
  • comprehension

Translations

References

Venetian

Alternative forms

  • intenzion

Etymology

Compare Italian intenzione

Noun

intension f (invariable)

  1. intention, aim, purpose

Source: wiktionary.org