What does DENSE mean?

Pronunciation
/dɛns/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter“dense smoke”
  2. hard to pass through because of dense growth“dense vegetation”
  3. having high relative density or specific gravity“dense as lead”
  4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

denser7densest8

Anagrams of DENSE

needs6 denes6

Words inside DENSE

22 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

dees5dene5dens5ends5need5 seed5 seen4send5 sene4sned5dee4den4 end4 ens3nee3see3 sen3 de3ed3en2 es2ne2

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Questions

Is DENSE a valid word in word games?

DENSE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is DENSE worth?

DENSE is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DENSE?

22 other words, including SEE, NEED, END and SEEN.