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Is PRETENSIONS a valid Scrabble word?

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

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PRETENSIONS mean?

Pretensions is a form of PRETENSION.

  1. noun

    a false or unsupportable quality

  2. noun

    the advancing of a claim

    “his pretension to the crown”

  3. noun

    the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
11

P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (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 PRETENSIONS

PRETENSIONS 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 PRETENSIONS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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