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pretense

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is PRETENSE a word?

Yes. PRETENSE is a 8-letter noun. the act of giving a false appearance Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PRETENSE?

P-R-E-T-E-N-S-E

PRETENSE contains 8 letters, begins with P, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. the act of giving a false appearance

    “his conformity was only pretending”

2noun

  1. pretending with intention to deceive

Synonyms
pretencepretendingsimulationfeigningdissembling
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score10points
Words With Friends12points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PRETENSE spelled?

P1R2E3T4E5N6S7E8
Starts withPREFirst 3 letters
Ends withNSELast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats E
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →8-letter words →Words starting with PRE →Words ending in NSE →Words made from PRETENSE →Words with E →Words with N →Words with P →Words with R →

03 Word-game status

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Base tile value: 12 points. Confirm eligibility inside the current game dictionary.

04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

preteens10 ptsterpenes10 pts

05 Related words

More words to explore.

prepense12 ptsprotense10 ptspreceese12 ptsprerinse10 ptspropense12 ptsprotease10 ptsproteose10 ptsprechose15 ptsprecurse12 ptspremorse12 ptspretence12 ptspractise12 pts

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About PRETENSE.

How do you spell PRETENSE?

PRETENSE is spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-S-E. It contains 8 letters.