TENSENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TENSENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENSENESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENSENESS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENSENESS
No single letter turns TENSENESS into another word.
How TENSENESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TENSENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENSENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TENSENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being stretched tight, or of feeling nervous strain that makes it hard to relax.
Athletes notice tenseness in their shoulders before a race, while a novelist might use it to describe a room just before an argument. It can be physical, emotional, or both at once.
How TENSENESS is used
Used for muscular tightness and for mental or atmospheric strain.
- The tenseness in the room made everyone speak quietly.
- A massage eased the tenseness in her neck.
- You could hear the tenseness in his voice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENSENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENSENESS
1 longer words begin with TENSENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TENSENESS
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Common questions about TENSENESS
- Is TENSENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENSENESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENSENESS worth?
- TENSENESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENSENESS mean?
- The state of being stretched tight, or of feeling nervous strain that makes it hard to relax.
- What letters can be added to TENSENESS?
- No single letter can be added to TENSENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TENSENESS:
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