Possible Words From tension
By length, the words from TENSION split into 2 with 7 letters, 15 with 6, 30 with 5, 40 with 4, 36 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with tension
2 words · top score 7 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: TENSION
TENSION and 1 anagram, INTONES, make up the 7-letter words made with TENSION letters; each scores 7 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with tension
15 words · top score 6 · everyday: TENNIS, TONNES, SONNET
All 15 of the 6-letter words in TENSION score 6 points. TENNIS, TONNES and SONNET are the ones most people know.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with tension
30 words · top score 5 · everyday: NOTES, STONE, NOISE
Every one of the 30 5-letter words from TENSION scores 5. NOTES, STONE and NOISE are everyday picks.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with tension
40 words · top score 4 · everyday: SITE, NOTE, NONE
All 40 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TENSION score 4 points. SITE, NOTE and NONE are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with tension
36 words · top score 3 · everyday: NOT, ONE, ITS
Every one of the 36 3-letter words in TENSION scores 3. NOT, ONE and ITS are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with tension
19 words · top score 2 · everyday: IN, IS, ON
The 2-letter words made with TENSION letters come to 19, each scoring 2 points. IN, IS and ON are the familiar ones.
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Neighbor Words of TENSION
These 6 words have the length of TENSION, with one letter different:
- O E gives INTENSE · unscramble intense
- T P gives PENSION · words from pension
- N M gives MOISTEN · unscramble moisten
- T V gives VENISON · words from venison
- E O gives NOTIONS · words from notions
- I B gives BONNETS · words from bonnets
More 7-letter words: starting with TE · ending in ON · all 7-letter words
Definitions for the Top TENSION Plays
The meaning of TENSION, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- TENSION 7 · 9
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- INTONES 7 · 9
- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
- INTONE 6 · 8
- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
- NITONS 6 · 8
- a radioactive element
- NONETS 6 · 8
- a composition for nine instruments or voices
- SENNIT 6 · 8
- flat braided cordage that is used on ships
- SINNET 6 · 8
- a call sounded on a trumpet signaling the entrance or exit of actors
- SONNET 6 · 8
- a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Is TENSION Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TENSION, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENSION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 142) | 112 | 142 | 102 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
30 of the 142 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NOINTS, STONEN, STONNE, TENSON, TONIES, NOINT, OINTS, SIENT, SONNE, STONN, TOISE, ENTS and 18 more. 10 of the 142 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SINNET, TENNOS, NONIS, TEINS, TENNO, NONI, TEIN, EST, TES and TE.
142 words come out when you unscramble TENSION, starting with TENSION itself: 7 in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends. TENSION has 1 anagram here, INTONES, scoring 7 like TENSION itself. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of TENSION at once for 57 in Scrabble (7 + 50) or 44 in Words With Friends (9 + 35).
Add a Letter to TENSION
These 12 words take every letter of TENSION plus a single extra one.