Is TENSE a word?
TENSE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 6 other words, plus 27 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, TENSE is a valid word.
What does tense mean?
noun: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
TENSE: word details
- Pronunciation: TEHNS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 5 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 6 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so TENSE works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of tense
Shorter words inside tense
Words you can make from the letters of tense.
Frequently asked questions
What does TENSE mean?
TENSE is a noun. It means: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.
Is TENSE a valid word?
Yes, TENSE is a valid word. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.