SUSPENSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SUSPENSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUSPENSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUSPENSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUSPENSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUSPENSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUSPENSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUSPENSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUSPENSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A feeling of anxious excitement while waiting to learn what will happen.
Thrillers build suspense by holding back the answer to a pressing question. Readers feel it as a tightening in the chest as the pages turn.
How SUSPENSE is used
Suspense is a mood word, common in talk about stories and films.
- The suspense was almost unbearable.
- She kept us in suspense for a full minute.
- The film is full of suspense from the first scene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUSPENSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUSPENSE
7 longer words begin with SUSPENSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUSPENSE
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Common questions about SUSPENSE
- Is SUSPENSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUSPENSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUSPENSE worth?
- SUSPENSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUSPENSE mean?
- A feeling of anxious excitement while waiting to learn what will happen.
- What letters can be added to SUSPENSE?
- SUSPENSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUSPENSE:
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