Tension
Yes, Tension is a valid word.
What does TENSION mean?
- noun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
“he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension”
- noun
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
“it places great tension on the leg muscles”
- noun
a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
“there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time”
- noun
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
“the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsValid
Hooks for TENSION
Single letters that turn TENSION into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of TENSION
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TENSION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intones7
- intone6
- nitons6
- nonets6
- sennit6
- sinnet6
- sonnet6
- tennis6
- tennos6
- tenons6
- tonnes6
- eosin5
- inset5
- neist5
- neons5
- nines5
- nites5
- niton5
- noise5
- nones5
- nonet5
- nonis5
- notes5
- onset5
- senti5
- seton5
- stein5
- steno5
- stone5
- teins5
- tenno5
- tenon5
- tines5
- tones5
- tonne5
- eons4
- inns4
- into4
- ions4
- neon4
- nest4
- nets4
- nine4
- nite4
- nits4
- noes4
- none4
- noni4
- nose4
- note4
- ones4
- sent4
- sine4
- site4
- snit4
- snot4
- sone4
- tein4
- tens4
- ties4
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