DEPRESSANT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEPRESSANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEPRESSANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEPRESSANT is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEPRESSANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
depressantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEPRESSANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEPRESSANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEPRESSANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEPRESSANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drug or other agent that slows the activity of the nervous system, or any influence that lowers activity.
Alcohol is the best-known depressant: it calms and slows the body rather than stirring it up. Economists borrow the word for anything that drags down trade or spending.
How DEPRESSANT is used
Depressant is used in medicine and pharmacology, and as an adjective for drugs that reduce nervous activity.
- Alcohol is a depressant that slows reaction time.
- The doctor warned against mixing one depressant with another.
- High taxes act as a depressant on small business.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEPRESSANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEPRESSANT
1 longer words begin with DEPRESSANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEPRESSANT
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Common questions about DEPRESSANT
- Is DEPRESSANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEPRESSANT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEPRESSANT worth?
- DEPRESSANT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEPRESSANT mean?
- A drug or other agent that slows the activity of the nervous system, or any influence that lowers activity.
- What letters can be added to DEPRESSANT?
- DEPRESSANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEPRESSANT:
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