TENSIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TENSIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENSIVE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENSIVE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENSIVE
No single letter turns TENSIVE into another word.
How TENSIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TENSIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does TENSIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Causing or relating to tension or stretching.
Tensive is a technical and uncommon adjective, close to the idea of straining. Physicians have used it for a feeling of tightness in tissue. Everyday writers usually pick tense or taut instead.
How TENSIVE is used
Tensive is rare and found mainly in technical or older texts.
- The doctor noted a tensive pain in the muscle.
- A tensive force acted along the wire.
- The old text used tensive where we would say taut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENSIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENSIVE
The 7 tiles of TENSIVE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TENSIVE
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Common questions about TENSIVE
- Is TENSIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENSIVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENSIVE worth?
- TENSIVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENSIVE mean?
- Causing or relating to tension or stretching.
- What letters can be added to TENSIVE?
- No single letter can be added to TENSIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TENSIVE:
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