pretension

1. A claim to something, such as a privilege or right. See Synonyms at claim.

2. A specious allegation; a pretext.

3. Ostentatious display; pretentiousness.

4. The advancing of a claim.

5. An allegation of doubtful value .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
pretension	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
en	2
er	2
es	2
et	2
in	2
is	2
it	2
ne	2
no	2
oe	2
oi	2
on	2
op	4
or	2
os	2
pe	4
pi	4
po	4
re	2
si	2
so	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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nip	5
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tor	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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tree	4
trio	4
trip	6
trop	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
enter	5
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ester	5
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intro	5
irone	5
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noter	5
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trios	5
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trois	5
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trope	7
inspo	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
enters	6
entire	6
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orpins	8
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peones	8
pereon	8
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person	8
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points	8
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onesie	6
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repost	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
enteron	7
entires	7
entries	7
erepsin	9
estrone	7
inepter	9
intense	7
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tenoner	7
tenpins	9
tension	7
ternion	7
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trienes	7
tropine	9
tropins	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
enterons	8
intenser	8
internes	8
intoners	8
isoprene	10
oneriest	8
pensione	10
pereions	10
pioneers	10
poetiser	10
poetries	10
pointers	10
porniest	10
proteins	10
repoints	10
serotine	8
tenoners	8
ternions	8
tropines	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
entropies	11
interpose	11
pensioner	11
perniones	11
spinneret	11
tensioner	9

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
pretension	12