PRESSURE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRESSURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESSURE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESSURE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESSURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRESSURE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRESSURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRESSURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRESSURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Continuous force pushing on a surface, or the strain of being urged to act.
In science, pressure is measured as force over area, as in a tyre or the atmosphere. People also feel social pressure and work pressure when others expect results from them.
How PRESSURE is used
Pressure has literal, medical and figurative uses.
- Check the pressure in the front tyre.
- He crumbled under the pressure of the final.
- High blood pressure often has no symptoms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESSURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRESSURE
The 8 tiles of PRESSURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRESSURE
3 longer words begin with PRESSURE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESSURE
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Common questions about PRESSURE
- Is PRESSURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESSURE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESSURE worth?
- PRESSURE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESSURE mean?
- Continuous force pushing on a surface, or the strain of being urged to act.
- What letters can be added to PRESSURE?
- PRESSURE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRESSURE:
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