Unscramble tensing

118 words come out when you unscramble TENSING, starting with TENSING itself: 8 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of TENSING are on the page: NESTING and SENTING, each 8 points. It has 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. TENSING as a single 7-tile play makes 58 in Scrabble, 8 plus the 50 bonus, and 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From tensing

Words from TENSING by length: 3 with 7 letters, 8 with 6, 20 with 5, 43 with 4, 32 with 3 and 12 with 2.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with tensing

3 7-letter words in TENSING use every letter: TENSING and its 2 anagrams SENTING and NESTING, all with 8 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with tensing

Among 8 6-letter words made with TENSING letters, the top score is 7, reached by 5. TENNIS, ENSIGN and SIGNET are the familiar ones.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with tensing

20 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TENSING; 11 of them share the top score of 6. STEIN, STING and GENTS are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with tensing

Of the 43 4-letter words from TENSING, 23 score 5 points, the group's best. SITE, SIGN and SENT are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with tensing

Among 32 3-letter words you get when you unscramble TENSING, the top score is 4, reached by 13. GET, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with tensing

GI tops the 2-letter words from TENSING at 3 points; next come EN and ES on 2. IN, IS and IT will look familiar.

TENSING With One Letter Changed

Trade one tile of TENSING for another and you can spell these 6 words:

More 7-letter words: starting with TE · ending in NG · all 7-letter words

Definitions for the Top TENSING Plays

TENSING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

TENSING 8 · 11
to make tense
NESTING 8 · 11
to build a structure for holding bird eggs
ENSIGN 7 · 10
a navy officer
INGEST 7 · 9
to take into the body
SIGNET 7 · 9
to mark with an official seal
STINGE 7 · 9
a mean or stingy person
TINGES 7 · 9
to apply a trace of color to
GENTS 6 · 8
a gentleman

Is TENSING Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TENSING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
TENSING itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 118)9711883

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 21 of them: SENTING, GEIST, GEITS, TIGES, GEIT, GINN, INGS, SIENT, SNIG, TIGE, TIGS, ENTS and 9 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: STINGE, GITES, SINNET, GITE, NEGS, TEINS, GIS, NEG, SIG, TEIN, EST, GI and 2 more.

One Extra Tile and TENSING Grows

With one more tile, the letters of TENSING spell the words below.

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