Scrabble and Words with Friends

• TENSION is a valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• TENSION is a valid Words with Friends word worth 9 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• TENSION is a 7 letter word containing the letters e, i, n, n, o, s, t.

Definitions

• tension

  noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension

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• tension

  noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
  it places great tension on the leg muscles

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• tension

  noun a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
  there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time
  there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history

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• tension

  noun (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
  the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear

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• tension

  noun feelings of hostility that are not manifest
  the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions

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• tension

  noun the action of stretching something tight
  tension holds the belt in the pulleys

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• Lookup TENSION using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'tension'

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