OPPRESSIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OPPRESSIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPPRESSIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPPRESSIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPPRESSIVE
No single letter turns OPPRESSIVE into another word.
How OPPRESSIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OPPRESSIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPPRESSIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPPRESSIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Harsh and unfairly burdensome, or so heavy and close that it is hard to bear.
Oppressive describes rulers, taxes and laws that crush people, but also weather that feels thick and airless. In both uses something presses down on you with no relief. Writers often pair it with heat, silence or regimes.
How OPPRESSIVE is used
Applies to governments and rules as well as to sultry weather or a gloomy atmosphere.
- The oppressive heat made even short walks exhausting.
- Citizens fled the oppressive regime in large numbers.
- An oppressive silence settled over the dinner table.
- Oppressive taxes drove the farmers into debt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPPRESSIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPPRESSIVE
3 longer words begin with OPPRESSIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in OPPRESSIVE
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Common questions about OPPRESSIVE
- Is OPPRESSIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPPRESSIVE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPPRESSIVE worth?
- OPPRESSIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPPRESSIVE mean?
- Harsh and unfairly burdensome, or so heavy and close that it is hard to bear.
- What letters can be added to OPPRESSIVE?
- No single letter can be added to OPPRESSIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OPPRESSIVE:
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