Jumble solved
Is PRETEND a word? Yes.
PRETEND is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 7 letters, worth 10 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 73 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 73
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 7 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (E, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (P, R, T, N, D).
pretend in a sentence
“Chiefs shall be grudged the part which they pretend.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of PRETEND
One word uses all 7 letters:
- pretend
7-letter words
1 word found- pretend60
6-letter words
3 words found5-letter words
11 words found4-letter words
29 words found+ 14 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
20 words found+ 5 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
9 words foundWords hidden inside PRETEND
Without moving a single letter, reading pretend straight through uncovers 5 shorter words — rete, tend, end, ret, ten. The longest unbroken run is rete.
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Shorter words inside PRETEND — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to PRETEND
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and pretend opens up 4 8-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
7
Distinct
6
Vowels
29%
E, E
Consonants
71%
P, R, T, N, D
Browse more word lists
These letters make a 7-letter rack. Browse all 7-letter words or just the 7-letter words starting with P.
Practise your unscrambling
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Solving PRETEND: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters pretend?
Rearranging the 7 letters in pretend produces 73 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 7-letter answer pretend here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does pretend have any anagrams?
Using all 7 letters, pretend rearranges into exactly one word: pretend.
What is the longest word you can make from pretend?
The longest solution is pretend at 7 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from pretend?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: pretend yields dee, den, dep, end, ere, ern, nee, net, ped and pee. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "pretend" used in a sentence?
Pretend is itself a valid word. For example: "Chiefs shall be grudged the part which they pretend." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from pretend scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, pretend is the top scorer from pretend at 60 points, followed by repent (8), preed (8) and rented (7). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside pretend?
Read left to right without moving any letters and pretend already contains 5 shorter words: rete, tend, end, ret and ten. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is rete. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.