PRESSURISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PRESSURISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESSURISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESSURISE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESSURISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRESSURISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRESSURISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRESSURISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRESSURISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To keep a container or space at a raised air pressure, or to push someone hard to do something.
Aircraft cabins are pressurised so passengers can breathe at high altitude. The word is also used about people, where it means putting heavy pressure on someone to decide.
How PRESSURISE is used
Pressurise is the British spelling; American writers usually prefer the z form.
- The engineers must pressurise the cabin before the flight.
- Do not let them pressurise you into signing.
- Workers pressurise the tank to test it for leaks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESSURISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRESSURISE
4 longer words begin with PRESSURISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESSURISE
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Common questions about PRESSURISE
- Is PRESSURISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESSURISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESSURISE worth?
- PRESSURISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESSURISE mean?
- To keep a container or space at a raised air pressure, or to push someone hard to do something.
- What letters can be added to PRESSURISE?
- PRESSURISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRESSURISE:
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