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Compresses

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noun · verb · 10 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of compress

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does compresses mean?

noun

  1. a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

verb

  1. make more compact by or as if by pressing

    “compress the data”

    Synonymscompactpack together

  2. squeeze or press together

    “she compressed her lips”

    Synonymsconstrictsqueezecompactcontractpress

Definitions shown for compress, the base form of compresses.

Is COMPRESSES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is COMPRESSES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3o 1m 3p 3r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

19 pts
c 4o 1m 4p 4r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
c 4o 1m 3p 4r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
c 3o 1m 3p 3r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in COMPRESSES

Words that end like COMPRESSES

Common words that share the ending -ESSES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

addressesexpressesprocessesdistressesprogressessuppressesweaknessesdepressesimpressesoppressespossesseswitnessesaccessesassessesobsessesbuttressescongressescountessesfortresseskindnessesmattressesmistressesprincessessicknesses
All words ending in -ESSES

Compresses: quick answers

Is COMPRESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COMPRESSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is COMPRESSES worth?
COMPRESSES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does compresses mean?
compresses is the plural and third-person singular form of compress, which means “a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in COMPRESSES?
You can make 320 shorter words from COMPRESSES, such as COMPEERS, COMPERES, COMPRESS, COMPEER. See the full list.