Tense

/tɛns/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

19 words can be made from the letters in "tense":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

esne nest nets seen sene sent teen tees tens

3-LETTER WORDS

ens nee net see sen set tee ten

+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"

Rhyming Words

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