TENSION is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TENSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENSION?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENSION is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tensionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENSION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TENSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,465.
What does TENSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being stretched tight, or a strained feeling between people or forces.
Tension covers both physical pull, as in a taut rope, and emotional stress, as in a tense meeting. In knitting it also means how tightly the stitches are worked, and in electricity it can mean voltage.
How TENSION is used
Tension is common in everyday speech, science and storytelling.
- The tension in the rope kept the tent upright.
- There was tension in the room after the vote.
- Her knitting tension was too loose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENSION
The 7 tiles of TENSION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TENSION
8 longer words begin with TENSION.
Shorter words from the letters in TENSION
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Common questions about TENSION
- Is TENSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENSION, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENSION worth?
- TENSION is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENSION mean?
- The state of being stretched tight, or a strained feeling between people or forces.
- What letters can be added to TENSION?
- TENSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TENSION:
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