mense

Plural: menses

Noun

Property, owndom; possessions.
manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility

Verb

Verb Forms: mensed, mensing, menses

To do honor to; to grace with one's presence.
To adorn, bring honour to; grace.

Examples

He hoped his brilliant Scrabble play would MENSE the otherwise low-scoring game.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch.

Scrabble Score: 7

mense: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mense: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mense: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

mense: valid Words With Friends Word