What does PRETEND mean?
- Pronunciation
- /priˈtɛnd/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Words With Friends score
- 12
- How common
- Common
Meaning
verb
- make believe with the intent to deceive“He feigned that he was ill”
- behave unnaturally or affectedly“She's just acting”
- put forward a claim and assert right or possession of“pretend the title of King”
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation“I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again”
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like“She makes like an actress”
- state insincerely“He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt”
noun
- the enactment of a pretense“it was just pretend”
adjective
- imagined as in a play“the make-believe world of theater”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
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Anagrams of PRETEND
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside PRETEND
69 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is PRETEND a valid word in word games?
PRETEND 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 PRETEND worth?
PRETEND is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from PRETEND?
69 other words, including NEED, END, PER and RED.