t 1 e 1 n 1 s 1 e 1 n 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
9 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
originEtymology tree English tense Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tenseness From tense + -ness.
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Words from these letters
- sennets 7
- nesses 6
- sennet 6
- senses 6
- tennes 6
- tenses 6
- esnes 5
- esses 5
- etens 5
- neese 5
- nenes 5
- nests 5