TENSE — 5 letter word
tense
The word tense has 5 letters: T, E, N, S, E. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Tense has 4 anagrams: tenes, etens, netes, sente. As a adjective, it means "taut or rigid".
5 letter word "tense": T E N S E — adjective
Scrabble score: 5 Words With Friends: 6
Letter Analysis of tense
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of tense
adjective
- taut or rigid
- pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
- in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
noun
- a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
verb
- cause to be uneasy or nervous or anxious "The corporation got a phone call from their lawyers that tensed them up." Synonyms: strain
- become tense, nervous, or uneasy "I tensed up when I saw my enemies approaching." Synonyms: tense up
- increase the tension on "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"
- become stretched or tense or taut "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed" Synonyms: strain