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Is PRETENSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PRETENSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PRETENSES mean?

Pretenses is a form of PRETENSE.

  1. noun

    the act of giving a false appearance

    “his conformity was only pretending”

  2. noun

    pretending with intention to deceive

  3. noun

    imaginative intellectual play

  4. noun

    a false or unsupportable quality

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9

P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 PRETENSES

PRETENSES 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 PRETENSES

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