↑

Definition of pretending

"pretending" in the noun sense

1. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning

the act of giving a false appearance

"his conformity was only pretending"

"pretending" in the verb sense

1. feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble

make believe with the intent to deceive

"He feigned that he was ill"

"He shammed a headache"

2. dissemble, pretend, act

behave unnaturally or affectedly

"She's just acting"

3. pretend

put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

"pretend the title of King"

4. guess, venture, pretend, hazard

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"

"I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

5. make, pretend, make believe

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

"She makes like an actress"

6. profess, pretend

state insincerely

"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"

"She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"

"She pretends to be an expert on wine"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.

View WordNet® License

↑

Quotations for pretending

He sleeps as dogs do when wives bake, (i.e. is wide awake, though pretending not to see). [ Scotch Proverb ]

A snob is that man or woman who is always pretending to be something better - especially richer or more fashionable - than he is. [ Thackeray ]

I think someone should have had the decency to tell me the luncheon was free. To make someone run out with potato salad in his hand, pretending he's throwing up, is not what I call hospitality. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

↑

pretending in Scrabble®

The word pretending 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters pretending:

PRETENDING

(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

dentine, denting, engined, grinned, inepter, integer, needing, nitrene, peering, pendent, pending, preedit, pretend, printed, reigned, rending, renting, repined, ripened, tending, tepider, terpine, treeing

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pretending

PRETENDING

(144)

PRETENDING

(135)

PRETENDING

(96)

PRETENDING

(90)

PRETENDING

(60)

PRETENDING

(60)

PRETENDING

(56)

PRETENDING

(56)

PRETENDING

(56)

PRETENDING

(56)

PRETENDING

(54)

PRETENDING

(51)

PRETENDING

(45)

PRETENDING

(45)

PRETENDING

(44)

PRETENDING

(40)

PRETENDING

(36)

PRETENDING

(36)

PRETENDING

(36)

PRETENDING

(36)

PRETENDING

(34)

PRETENDING

(34)

PRETENDING

(34)

PRETENDING

(34)

PRETENDING

(32)

PRETENDING

(32)

PRETENDING

(32)

PRETENDING

(32)

PRETENDING

(32)

PRETENDING

(30)

PRETENDING

(30)

PRETENDING

(30)

PRETENDING

(28)

PRETENDING

(28)

PRETENDING

(24)

PRETENDING

(22)

PRETENDING

(20)

PRETENDING

(20)

PRETENDING

(18)

PRETENDING

(18)

PRETENDING

(18)

PRETENDING

(17)

PRETENDING

(17)

PRETENDING

(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In pretending

PRETENDING

(144)

PRETENDING

(135)

PRETENDING

(96)

PENDING

(94 = 44 + 50)

PENDING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PREEDIT

(90 = 40 + 50)

RIPENED

(90 = 40 + 50)

PEERING

(90 = 40 + 50)

PRINTED

(90 = 40 + 50)

PRETEND

(90 = 40 + 50)

TEPIDER

(90 = 40 + 50)

REPINED

(90 = 40 + 50)

PENDENT

(90 = 40 + 50)

PRETENDING

(90)

PENDING

(89 = 39 + 50)

PENDING

(89 = 39 + 50)

PRINTED

(89 = 39 + 50)

RIPENED

(89 = 39 + 50)

PENDENT

(89 = 39 + 50)

PRETEND

(89 = 39 + 50)

PREEDIT

(89 = 39 + 50)

TEPIDER

(89 = 39 + 50)

REPINED

(89 = 39 + 50)

PENDING

(89 = 39 + 50)

PEERING

(89 = 39 + 50)

TERPINE

(86 = 36 + 50)

INEPTER

(86 = 36 + 50)

TERPINE

(86 = 36 + 50)

RIPENED

(86 = 36 + 50)

ENGINED

(86 = 36 + 50)

PENDING

(86 = 36 + 50)

PRINTED

(86 = 36 + 50)

DENTING

(86 = 36 + 50)

REPINED

(86 = 36 + 50)

REIGNED

(86 = 36 + 50)

NEEDING

(86 = 36 + 50)

TEPIDER

(86 = 36 + 50)

RENDING

(86 = 36 + 50)

PENDENT

(86 = 36 + 50)

PREEDIT

(86 = 36 + 50)

INEPTER

(86 = 36 + 50)

INEPTER

(86 = 36 + 50)

PRETEND

(86 = 36 + 50)

PENDENT

(86 = 36 + 50)

GRINNED

(86 = 36 + 50)

TENDING

(86 = 36 + 50)

TERPINE

(86 = 36 + 50)

PENDING

(86 = 36 + 50)

PENDING

(86 = 36 + 50)

PENDING

(86 = 36 + 50)

PEERING

(86 = 36 + 50)

PEERING

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRINTED

(83 = 33 + 50)

REPINED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PREEDIT

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRETEND

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRINTED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PEERING

(83 = 33 + 50)

TENDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

REPINED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRINTED

(83 = 33 + 50)

REPINED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRINTED

(83 = 33 + 50)

NEEDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

PENDENT

(83 = 33 + 50)

PENDENT

(83 = 33 + 50)

PREEDIT

(83 = 33 + 50)

NEEDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

REPINED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PENDENT

(83 = 33 + 50)

PENDENT

(83 = 33 + 50)

TEPIDER

(83 = 33 + 50)

REIGNED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PENDENT

(83 = 33 + 50)

REIGNED

(83 = 33 + 50)

GRINNED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PREEDIT

(83 = 33 + 50)

GRINNED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PENDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

TENDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRETEND

(83 = 33 + 50)

TEPIDER

(83 = 33 + 50)

PEERING

(83 = 33 + 50)

TENDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

PEERING

(83 = 33 + 50)

NEEDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

PEERING

(83 = 33 + 50)

RIPENED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PREEDIT

(83 = 33 + 50)

TEPIDER

(83 = 33 + 50)

DENTING

(83 = 33 + 50)

ENGINED

(83 = 33 + 50)

ENGINED

(83 = 33 + 50)

TEPIDER

(83 = 33 + 50)

RIPENED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRETEND

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRETEND

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRETEND

(83 = 33 + 50)

RIPENED

(83 = 33 + 50)

TEPIDER

(83 = 33 + 50)

PREEDIT

(83 = 33 + 50)

RENDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

RIPENED

(83 = 33 + 50)

REIGNED

(83 = 33 + 50)

RENDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRETEND

(83 = 33 + 50)

RIPENED

(83 = 33 + 50)

RIPENED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRINTED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PEERING

(83 = 33 + 50)

TEPIDER

(83 = 33 + 50)

REPINED

(83 = 33 + 50)

REPINED

(83 = 33 + 50)

PREEDIT

(83 = 33 + 50)

RENDING

(83 = 33 + 50)

DENTING

(83 = 33 + 50)

PRINTED

(83 = 33 + 50)

TREEING

(82 = 32 + 50)

RIPENED

(82 = 32 + 50)

INTEGER

(82 = 32 + 50)

REPINED

(82 = 32 + 50)

TEPIDER

(82 = 32 + 50)

RENTING

(82 = 32 + 50)

DENTINE

(82 = 32 + 50)

INEPTER

(80 = 30 + 50)

TENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

ENGINED

(80 = 30 + 50)

INEPTER

(80 = 30 + 50)

NEEDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

INEPTER

(80 = 30 + 50)

INTEGER

(80 = 30 + 50)

NEEDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

DENTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

DENTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TERPINE

(80 = 30 + 50)

DENTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

INEPTER

(80 = 30 + 50)

INEPTER

(80 = 30 + 50)

NEEDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

DENTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

DENTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

RIPENED

(80 = 30 + 50)

GRINNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

PEERING

(80 = 30 + 50)

PRINTED

(80 = 30 + 50)

GRINNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

GRINNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

ENGINED

(80 = 30 + 50)

NEEDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

ENGINED

(80 = 30 + 50)

DENTINE

(80 = 30 + 50)

DENTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TERPINE

(80 = 30 + 50)

ENGINED

(80 = 30 + 50)

TERPINE

(80 = 30 + 50)

ENGINED

(80 = 30 + 50)

GRINNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

TERPINE

(80 = 30 + 50)

INEPTER

(80 = 30 + 50)

TERPINE

(80 = 30 + 50)

TERPINE

(80 = 30 + 50)

PENDENT

(80 = 30 + 50)

REPINED

(80 = 30 + 50)

TEPIDER

(80 = 30 + 50)

GRINNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

ENGINED

(80 = 30 + 50)

REIGNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

RENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

PRETEND

(80 = 30 + 50)

GRINNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

RENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

REIGNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

TENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

REIGNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

RENTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

PREEDIT

(80 = 30 + 50)

RENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

RENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

PENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

REIGNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

TREEING

(80 = 30 + 50)

REIGNED

(80 = 30 + 50)

RENDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

NEEDING

(80 = 30 + 50)

TEPIDER

(78 = 28 + 50)

PREEDIT

(78 = 28 + 50)

PENDING

(78 = 28 + 50)

PENDING

(78 = 28 + 50)

TEPIDER

(78 = 28 + 50)

PENDING

(78 = 28 + 50)

PEERING

(78 = 28 + 50)

NITRENE

(78 = 28 + 50)

PREEDIT

(78 = 28 + 50)

PRINTED

(78 = 28 + 50)

PRETEND

(78 = 28 + 50)

REPINED

(78 = 28 + 50)

PENDENT

(78 = 28 + 50)

Your Best
Scrabble
Plays Legendary
Scrabble
Plays

↑

pretending in Words With Friends™

The word pretending 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: 18

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

PRETENDING

(216)

PRETENDING

(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pretending

PRETENDING

(216)

PRETENDING

(216)

PRETENDING

(132)

PRETENDING

(120)

PRETENDING

(88)

PRETENDING

(84)

PRETENDING

(80)

PRETENDING

(78)

PRETENDING

(76)

PRETENDING

(76)

PRETENDING

(76)

PRETENDING

(72)

PRETENDING

(72)

PRETENDING

(72)

PRETENDING

(66)

PRETENDING

(66)

PRETENDING

(60)

PRETENDING

(56)

PRETENDING

(56)

PRETENDING

(52)

PRETENDING

(48)

PRETENDING

(48)

PRETENDING

(40)

PRETENDING

(40)

PRETENDING

(36)

PRETENDING

(36)

PRETENDING

(36)

PRETENDING

(36)

PRETENDING

(27)

PRETENDING

(27)

PRETENDING

(26)

PRETENDING

(26)

PRETENDING

(25)

PRETENDING

(24)

PRETENDING

(24)

PRETENDING

(24)

PRETENDING

(23)

PRETENDING

(22)

PRETENDING

(22)

PRETENDING

(22)

PRETENDING

(22)

PRETENDING

(22)

PRETENDING

(21)

PRETENDING

(21)

PRETENDING

(20)

PRETENDING

(20)

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

PRETENDING

(216)

PRETENDING

(216)

PRETENDING

(132)

PRETENDING

(120)

PENDING

(116 = 81 + 35)

PENDENT

(110 = 75 + 35)

INEPTER

(104 = 69 + 35)

TERPINE

(104 = 69 + 35)

PENDING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PEERING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PENDING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PENDING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PRETEND

(101 = 66 + 35)

PRINTED

(101 = 66 + 35)

RIPENED

(101 = 66 + 35)

REPINED

(101 = 66 + 35)

PENDENT

(98 = 63 + 35)

PENDING

(98 = 63 + 35)

PENDING

(98 = 63 + 35)

PEERING

(98 = 63 + 35)

TEPIDER

(98 = 63 + 35)

PENDENT

(98 = 63 + 35)

PEERING

(98 = 63 + 35)

PREEDIT

(98 = 63 + 35)

INEPTER

(98 = 63 + 35)

TERPINE

(98 = 63 + 35)

PRINTED

(95 = 60 + 35)

NEEDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

DENTING

(95 = 60 + 35)

GRINNED

(95 = 60 + 35)

PRETEND

(95 = 60 + 35)

TENDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

DENTING

(95 = 60 + 35)

RIPENED

(95 = 60 + 35)

TENDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

PENDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

PENDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

GRINNED

(95 = 60 + 35)

PENDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

NEEDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

ENGINED

(95 = 60 + 35)

RENDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

REPINED

(95 = 60 + 35)

ENGINED

(95 = 60 + 35)

RENDING

(95 = 60 + 35)

PEERING

(92 = 57 + 35)

PENDING

(92 = 57 + 35)

INEPTER

(92 = 57 + 35)

PENDING

(92 = 57 + 35)

TERPINE

(92 = 57 + 35)

PENDENT

(92 = 57 + 35)

PEERING

(92 = 57 + 35)

PREEDIT

(92 = 57 + 35)

REIGNED

(92 = 57 + 35)

TERPINE

(92 = 57 + 35)

PENDING

(92 = 57 + 35)

REIGNED

(92 = 57 + 35)

REIGNED

(92 = 57 + 35)

INEPTER

(92 = 57 + 35)

RENTING

(92 = 57 + 35)

DENTINE

(89 = 54 + 35)

DENTING

(89 = 54 + 35)

ENGINED

(89 = 54 + 35)

TENDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

RENDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

NEEDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

NEEDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

INTEGER

(89 = 54 + 35)

TENDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

RENDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

PRETEND

(89 = 54 + 35)

PRETEND

(89 = 54 + 35)

PRINTED

(89 = 54 + 35)

PRINTED

(89 = 54 + 35)

GRINNED

(89 = 54 + 35)

GRINNED

(89 = 54 + 35)

PRINTED

(89 = 54 + 35)

TREEING

(89 = 54 + 35)

GRINNED

(89 = 54 + 35)

TENDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

DENTING

(89 = 54 + 35)

NEEDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

RENDING

(89 = 54 + 35)

PRETENDING

(88)

PENDENT

(87 = 52 + 35)

PEERING

(87 = 52 + 35)

PENDENT

(87 = 52 + 35)

PEERING

(87 = 52 + 35)

PENDENT

(87 = 52 + 35)

PEERING

(87 = 52 + 35)

PEERING

(86 = 51 + 35)

PEERING

(86 = 51 + 35)

TEPIDER

(86 = 51 + 35)

PENDENT

(86 = 51 + 35)

PENDING

(86 = 51 + 35)

PENDENT

(86 = 51 + 35)

PENDENT

(86 = 51 + 35)

PENDENT

(86 = 51 + 35)

RENTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

REIGNED

(86 = 51 + 35)

RENTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

REIGNED

(86 = 51 + 35)

RENTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

PREEDIT

(86 = 51 + 35)

PRETENDING

(84)

ENGINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

RIPENED

(83 = 48 + 35)

RIPENED

(83 = 48 + 35)

RENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

RENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

RENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

REPINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

REPINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

DENTINE

(83 = 48 + 35)

ENGINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

ENGINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

REPINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

ENGINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

REPINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

RENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

RENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

REPINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

REPINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

ENGINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

ENGINED

(83 = 48 + 35)

RENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRINTED

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRINTED

(83 = 48 + 35)

DENTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRETEND

(83 = 48 + 35)

DENTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

DENTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRETEND

(83 = 48 + 35)

NEEDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

DENTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

DENTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRETEND

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRETEND

(83 = 48 + 35)

TENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

RIPENED

(83 = 48 + 35)

TENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

DENTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRETEND

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRINTED

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRINTED

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRINTED

(83 = 48 + 35)

RIPENED

(83 = 48 + 35)

RIPENED

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRINTED

(83 = 48 + 35)

RIPENED

(83 = 48 + 35)

PRETEND

(83 = 48 + 35)

TENDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NEEDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

GRINNED

(83 = 48 + 35)

NEEDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NEEDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NEEDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

INTEGER

(83 = 48 + 35)

TREEING

(83 = 48 + 35)

NEEDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

GRINNED

(83 = 48 + 35)

GRINNED

(83 = 48 + 35)

NEEDING

(83 = 48 + 35)

GRINNED

(83 = 48 + 35)

TREEING

(83 = 48 + 35)

GRINNED

(83 = 48 + 35)

GRINNED

(83 = 48 + 35)

PENDING

(81 = 46 + 35)

PEERING

(80 = 45 + 35)

TEPIDER

(80 = 45 + 35)

PEERING

(80 = 45 + 35)

TEPIDER

(80 = 45 + 35)

RENTING

(80 = 45 + 35)

PEERING

(80 = 45 + 35)

RENTING

(80 = 45 + 35)

PENDENT

(80 = 45 + 35)

PENDENT

(80 = 45 + 35)

REIGNED

(80 = 45 + 35)

INEPTER

(80 = 45 + 35)

REIGNED

(80 = 45 + 35)

PREEDIT

(80 = 45 + 35)

INEPTER

(80 = 45 + 35)

PRETENDING

(80)

INEPTER

(80 = 45 + 35)

PREEDIT

(80 = 45 + 35)

TERPINE

(80 = 45 + 35)

NITRENE

(80 = 45 + 35)

TERPINE

(80 = 45 + 35)

TERPINE

(80 = 45 + 35)

NITRENE

(80 = 45 + 35)

INEPTER

(79 = 44 + 35)

RENTING

(79 = 44 + 35)

PREEDIT

(79 = 44 + 35)

PREEDIT

(79 = 44 + 35)

TEPIDER

(79 = 44 + 35)

REIGNED

(79 = 44 + 35)

TEPIDER

(79 = 44 + 35)

Legendary
Words With Friends
Plays Your Best
Words With Friends
Plays

↑

Words within the letters of pretending

2 letter words in pretending (7 words)

en id in it pe pi re

3 letter words in pretending (34 words)

dee den die dig din dip end erg gee get gin ide inn ire net nip nit peg pen per pet pie pig pin pit red rid rig rip tee ten tie tin tip

4 letter words in pretending (59 words)

5 letter words in pretending (50 words)

6 letter words in pretending (45 words)

7 letter words in pretending (23 words)

dentine denting engined grinned inepter integer needing nitrene peering pendent pending preedit pretend printed reigned rending renting repined ripened tending tepider terpine treeing

8 letter words in pretending (9 words)

detering entering interned petering preening reindent repinned retinned trending

9 letter words in pretending (2 words)

repenting tendering

10 letter words in pretending (1 word)

pretending

pretending + 2 blanks (2 words)

predestining unpretending

↑

Words containing the sequence pretending

Words that start with pretending (1 word)

pretending

Words with pretending in them (1 word)

pretending

Words that end with pretending (2 words)

pretending unpretending

↑

Word Growth involving pretending

Shorter words in pretending

re pretend

en end tend pretend

en ten tend pretend

in din ding ending tending

en end ending tending

en end tend tending

en ten tend tending

Longer words containing pretending

unpretending