PRETENSIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRETENSIVE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PRETENSIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETENSIVE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETENSIVE
No single letter turns PRETENSIVE into another word.
How PRETENSIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRETENSIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRETENSIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRETENSIVE
- The same 10 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of PRETENSIVE
The 10 tiles of PRETENSIVE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETENSIVE
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Common questions about PRETENSIVE
- Is PRETENSIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PRETENSIVE is not in it.
- How many points is PRETENSIVE worth?
- PRETENSIVE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRETENSIVE?
- No single letter can be added to PRETENSIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRETENSIVE:
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