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Definition of pretence

"pretence" in the noun sense

1. pretension, pretense, pretence

a false or unsupportable quality

2. guise, pretense, pretence, pretext

an artful or simulated semblance

"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

3. pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling

pretending with intention to deceive

4. pretense, pretence, make-believe

imaginative intellectual play

5. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning

the act of giving a false appearance

"his conformity was only pretending"

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Quotations for pretence

The higher the rank the less pretence, because there is less to pretend to. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

Character is a fact, and that is much in a world of pretence and concession. [ A. B. Alcott ]

Sincerity is impossible unless it pervades the whole being; and the pretence saps the very foundations of character. [ Lowell ]

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pretence in Scrabble®

The word pretence is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters pretence:

PRETENCE

(117)

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

percent, precent, preteen, terpene

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pretence

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pretence in Words With Friends™

The word pretence is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters pretence:

PERCENT

(113 = 78 + 35)

PRECENT

(113 = 78 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

percent, precent, preteen, terpene

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pretence

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In pretence

PERCENT

(113 = 78 + 35)

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Words within the letters of pretence

2 letter words in pretence (3 words)

en pe re

3 letter words in pretence (7 words)

cee net pen per pet tee ten

4 letter words in pretence (10 words)

cent cere peer pent pert rent teen tern terp tree

5 letter words in pretence (13 words)

creep crepe crept enter erect neper pence peter preen renet repen retee tepee

6 letter words in pretence (7 words)

center centre entree pecten recent repent terpen

7 letter words in pretence (4 words)

percent precent preteen terpene

8 letter words in pretence (1 word)

pretence

pretence + 1 blank (4 words)

epicenter epicentre precedent pretences

pretence + 2 blanks (9 words)

epicenters epicentres penetrance percentage percentile pertinence precedents repentance temperance

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Words containing the sequence pretence

Words that start with pretence (2 words)

pretence pretences

Words with pretence in them (1 word)

pretence

Words that end with pretence (1 word)

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Word Growth involving pretence

Shorter words in pretence

en ten

Longer words containing pretence

pretences