Scrabble & Words with friends points
- tensions is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- tensions is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- tensions is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10
Definition of tensions
- the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun)
Examples
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
Synonyms
- tautness
- tenseness
- tensity
- feelings of hostility that are not manifest (noun)
Examples
- the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
Synonyms
- latent hostility
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun)
Examples
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
Synonyms
- stress
- tenseness
- a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) (noun)
Examples
- there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time
- there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history
- (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body (noun)
Examples
- the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear
- the action of stretching something tight (noun)
Examples
- tension holds the belt in the pulleys
See definition of tensions in Merriam Webster