OPPRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OPPRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPPRESS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPPRESS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPPRESS
No single letter turns OPPRESS into another word.
How OPPRESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OPPRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does OPPRESS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To keep people down by the cruel or unjust use of power or authority.
The verb oppress suits rulers, regimes and harsh employers who deny freedom and hold others in hardship. It can also describe a heavy feeling of worry or gloom that weighs on a person.
How OPPRESS is used
Oppress is a formal verb, often seen in political and historical writing.
- The tyrant sought to oppress anyone who spoke against him.
- Heavy taxes oppress the poorest families first.
- A sense of dread seemed to oppress the whole village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPPRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPPRESS
The 7 tiles of OPPRESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OPPRESS
12 longer words begin with OPPRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OPPRESS
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Common questions about OPPRESS
- Is OPPRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPPRESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPPRESS worth?
- OPPRESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPPRESS mean?
- To keep people down by the cruel or unjust use of power or authority.
- What letters can be added to OPPRESS?
- No single letter can be added to OPPRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OPPRESS:
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