historical present
NOUN
/hɪ'stɔrɪkəl_'prɛzənt/
18 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
historical present is a valid 18-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4I1S1T1O1R1I1C3A1L1P3R1E1S1E1N1T1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does historical present mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The use of the present tense to describe past actions or states.
BROADER