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Is PRETENCES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PRETENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PRETENCES mean?

Pretences is a form of PRETENCE.

  1. noun

    a false or unsupportable quality

  2. noun

    an artful or simulated semblance

    “under the guise of friendship he betrayed them”

  3. noun

    pretending with intention to deceive

  4. noun

    imaginative intellectual play

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

9

Letters

P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for PRETENCES

PRETENCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from PRETENCES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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