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Digressing

d 2i 1g 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of digress

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

What does digressing mean?

verb

  1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

    “She always digresses when telling a story”

    Synonymsstraydivagatewander

  2. wander from a direct or straight course

    Synonymssidetrackdepartstraggle

Definitions shown for digress, the base form of digressing.

Is DIGRESSING 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 DIGRESSING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
d 2i 1g 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
d 2i 1g 3r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
d 2i 1g 3r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
d 2i 1g 4r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DIGRESSING

Words that end like DIGRESSING

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

addressingexpressingprocessingdepressingimpressingoppressingpossessingwitnessingaccessingassessingcompressingdistressingobsessingprogressingsuppressingabscessingconfessingharnessinghostessingprofessingredressingregressingrepressingundressing
All words ending in -ESSING

Digressing: quick answers

Is DIGRESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DIGRESSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DIGRESSING worth?
DIGRESSING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does digressing mean?
digressing is the present participle of digress, which means “lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DIGRESSING?
You can make 336 shorter words from DIGRESSING, such as GIRDINGS, RIDGINGS, RIGIDNESS, RINGSIDES. See the full list.