Tense

/tɛns/

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts5 letters

Definition of Tense

noun

(grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
(grammar) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
"English only has a present tense and a past tense; it has no future tense."
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
"Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense."

verb

(grammar) To apply a tense to.
"tensing a verb"

Anagrams of Tense

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "tense":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "tense" and rearranging:

+aenates sateen senate

+dnested tensed

+ggenets gentes

+renters nester renest rentes resent

Related Word Patterns

TE...Words starting with "te"...SEWords ending with "se"All 5-letter words Unscramble "tense"

Letter Values

t1

e1

n1

s1

e1

Total: 5 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Tense

abase abscise abstruse abuse acarbose acaulose accessorise acclimatise accuse acerose acetose acinose

Related 5-Letter Words

tabby taber tabes tabid tabla table taboo tabor tabun tabus taces tacet tache tachs tacit

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Tense"

Tense is a 5-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tense" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Tense" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tense" is a low-scoring word.