DIGRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DIGRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIGRESS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIGRESS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIGRESS
No single letter turns DIGRESS into another word.
How DIGRESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIGRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does DIGRESS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To wander away from the main subject in speech or writing.
A speaker who digresses drifts into a side story before, perhaps, returning to the point. Teachers warn students not to digress in short essays. Sometimes a brief digression is welcome for colour.
How DIGRESS is used
Common in talks about speeches, essays and conversation.
- Let me digress for a moment to tell you about my grandfather.
- The lecturer tended to digress into old memories.
- Forgive me if I digress, but this matters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIGRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIGRESS
13 longer words begin with DIGRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DIGRESS
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Common questions about DIGRESS
- Is DIGRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIGRESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIGRESS worth?
- DIGRESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIGRESS mean?
- To wander away from the main subject in speech or writing.
- What letters can be added to DIGRESS?
- No single letter can be added to DIGRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIGRESS:
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