SUPPRESSANT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SUPPRESSANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUPPRESSANT?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUPPRESSANT is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUPPRESSANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
suppressantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUPPRESSANT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUPPRESSANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUPPRESSANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUPPRESSANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A substance, especially a drug, that reduces or holds back something rather than removing it altogether.
Suppressant is most familiar in cough suppressant and appetite suppressant, products meant to dampen a symptom. The word also appears in fire-fighting, where a suppressant is used to hold a blaze in check.
How SUPPRESSANT is used
Common in medicine and product labels, usually paired with the thing being reduced.
- The doctor prescribed a cough suppressant for the night.
- This appetite suppressant is not recommended for teenagers.
- A chemical suppressant was sprayed over the flames.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUPPRESSANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUPPRESSANT
1 longer words begin with SUPPRESSANT.
Shorter words from the letters in SUPPRESSANT
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Common questions about SUPPRESSANT
- Is SUPPRESSANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUPPRESSANT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUPPRESSANT worth?
- SUPPRESSANT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUPPRESSANT mean?
- A substance, especially a drug, that reduces or holds back something rather than removing it altogether.
- What letters can be added to SUPPRESSANT?
- SUPPRESSANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUPPRESSANT:
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