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Is pretense a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pretense is a Scrabble US word. The word pretense is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is pretense a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pretense is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is pretense a Words With Friends word?

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

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8-letter words (3 found)

PRETEENS,PRETENSE,TERPENES,

7-letter words (13 found)

ENSTEEP,ENTREES,ESTREPE,PENSTER,PRESENT,PRETEEN,REPENTS,RETENES,SERPENT,STEEPEN,STEEPER,TEENERS,TERPENE,

6-letter words (27 found)

ENTERS,ENTREE,ETERNE,NEPERS,NESTER,PENSEE,PESTER,PETERS,PETRES,PREENS,PRENTS,PRESET,RENEST,RENTES,REPENT,RESEEN,RESENT,RETENE,SERENE,SPRENT,STRENE,TEENER,TEENES,TENSER,TEPEES,TERNES,TREENS,

5-letter words (55 found)

ENTER,EPEES,ERNES,ESTER,ETENS,NEEPS,NEESE,NEPER,NERTS,NETES,PEENS,PEERS,PENES,PENTS,PERES,PERNS,PERSE,PERST,PERTS,PETER,PETRE,PREEN,PREES,PRENT,PRESE,PREST,REENS,REEST,RENTE,RENTS,RESEE,RESET,SENTE,SNEER,SPEER,SPENT,SPREE,STEEN,STEEP,STEER,STERE,STERN,STREP,TEENE,TEENS,TEERS,TENES,TENSE,TEPEE,TERES,TERNE,TERNS,TERSE,TREEN,TREES,

4-letter words (53 found)

ENES,ENTS,EPEE,ERES,ERNE,ERNS,ERST,ESNE,ETEN,NEEP,NEPS,NEST,NETE,NETS,PEEN,PEER,PEES,PENE,PENS,PENT,PERE,PERN,PERT,PEST,PETS,PREE,REEN,REES,RENS,RENT,REPS,REST,RETE,RETS,SEEN,SEEP,SEER,SENE,SENT,SEPT,SERE,SNEE,SPET,STEN,STEP,TEEN,TEER,TEES,TENE,TENS,TERN,TREE,TRES,

3-letter words (29 found)

EEN,ENE,ENS,ERE,ERN,ERS,EST,NEE,NEP,NET,PEE,PEN,PER,PES,PET,PRE,PST,REE,REN,REP,RES,RET,SEE,SEN,SER,SET,TEE,TEN,TES,

2-letter words (10 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 191 words from pretense according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pretense

pretense

Alternative forms

  • pretence (British)
  • prætense (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːtɛns/
  • Hyphenation: pre‧tense

Noun

pretense (countable and uncountable, plural pretenses) (American spelling)

  1. (US) A false or hypocritical assertion, implication, or representation.
  2. Intention or purpose not real but professed.
    with only a pretense of accuracy
  3. An unsupported claim made or implied.
  4. An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

Synonyms

  • affectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishment or an awkward situation
  • false pretense
  • fiction
  • imitation
  • pretext
  • sham
  • subterfuge
  • See also Thesaurus:pretext

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Further reading

  • “pretense”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “pretense”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “pretense”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Petersen, pre-teens, preteens, terpenes

Spanish

Verb

pretense

  1. inflection of pretensar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org