Tenses

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of the noun tense, referring to the grammatical categories of verbs that express distinctions of time.

“The student struggled to remember all the irregular verb tenses in French.”

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Wordle

Contains T, E, N, S, E, S with two E's and two S's. Very common letters throughout.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points. Common tiles and the double S helps clear surplus S tiles from the rack.

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