Definition of TEENS

teens

Noun

  • the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
  • all the numbers that end in -teen
  • a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • plural of teen
  • The numbers between thirteen and nineteen.
  • The time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old; the teenage years.
  • The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The oneties, the tens.
  • The range between 10 and 19.

Examples

  • Although it was a scorching desert by day, temperatures could drop as low as the teens at night.
  • I was so excited for the teens to be over but then we get to the twenties and suddenly it's a pandemic!
  • She is in her teens.
  • The number of people at the meeting was in the teens.

Origin / Etymology

The final syllable of the numbers from thirteen to nineteen. More at teen.

Scrabble Score: 5

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

Words With Friends Score: 6

teens: valid Words With Friends Word