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Is pretence a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pretence is a Scrabble US word. The word pretence is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is pretence a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pretence is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is pretence a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pretence is a Words With Friends word. The word pretence is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

PRETENCE,

7-letter words (4 found)

PERCENT,PRECENT,PRETEEN,TERPENE,

6-letter words (12 found)

CENTER,CENTRE,ENTREE,ETERNE,PECTEN,PERCEN,RECENT,RECEPT,REPENT,RETENE,TEENER,TENREC,

5-letter words (21 found)

CERNE,CREEP,CREPE,CREPT,CTENE,ENTER,ERECT,NEPER,PEECE,PENCE,PERCE,PETER,PETRE,PREEN,PRENT,RENTE,TEENE,TEPEE,TERCE,TERNE,TREEN,

4-letter words (28 found)

CENT,CEPE,CERE,CERT,CETE,CREE,EPEE,ERNE,ETEN,NEEP,NETE,PEEN,PEER,PENE,PENT,PERC,PERE,PERN,PERT,PREE,REEN,RENT,RETE,TEEN,TEER,TENE,TERN,TREE,

3-letter words (23 found)

CEE,CEP,EEN,ENE,ERE,ERN,NEE,NEP,NET,PEC,PEE,PEN,PER,PET,PRE,REC,REE,REN,REP,RET,TEC,TEE,TEN,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,EN,ER,ET,NE,PE,RE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 98 words from pretence according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pretence

pretence

Alternative forms

  • pretense (American spelling)
  • prætence (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus (past participle of praetendō (“to pretend”), from prae- (“before”) + tendō (“to stretch”)).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːtɛns/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈtɛns/
    • Rhymes: -ɛns
  • Hyphenation: pre‧tence

Noun

pretence (countable and uncountable, plural pretences)

  1. (British spelling) An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.
  2. Something asserted or alleged on slight evidence; an unwarranted assumption.
  3. (obsolete) Intention; design.

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Source: wiktionary.org