PRESSOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PRESSOR 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 PRESSOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESSOR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESSOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pressorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRESSOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRESSOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 926,363.
What does PRESSOR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Causing an increase in blood pressure by narrowing the blood vessels.
Pressor describes drugs, hormones and other agents that squeeze the vessels and drive blood pressure up. Doctors contrast it with agents that lower pressure. As a noun, a pressor is a substance of this kind.
How PRESSOR is used
Pressor is a medical term for agents that raise blood pressure.
- The nurse prepared a pressor drug for the patient.
- Stress can have a pressor effect on the body.
- The pressor response was measured during the test.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESSOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRESSOR
The 7 tiles of PRESSOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRESSOR
1 longer words begin with PRESSOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESSOR
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Common questions about PRESSOR
- Is PRESSOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESSOR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESSOR worth?
- PRESSOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESSOR mean?
- Causing an increase in blood pressure by narrowing the blood vessels.
- What letters can be added to PRESSOR?
- PRESSOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRESSOR:
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