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Distresses

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

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

What does distresses mean?

noun

  1. psychological suffering

    “the death of his wife caused him great distress”

    Synonymshurtsuffering

  2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

    “a ship in distress”

  3. extreme physical pain

    “the patient appeared to be in distress”

  4. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

    “Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien”

    Synonymsdistraint

verb

  1. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

    Synonymsstraiten

  2. cause mental pain to

    “The news of her child's illness distressed the mother”

Definitions shown for distress, the base form of distresses.

Is DISTRESSES 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 DISTRESSES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1r 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 DISTRESSES

Words that end like DISTRESSES

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.

addressesexpressesprocessescompressesprogressessuppressesweaknessesdepressesimpressesoppressespossesseswitnessesaccessesassessesobsessesbuttressescongressescountessesfortresseskindnessesmattressesmistressesprincessessicknesses
All words ending in -ESSES

Distresses: quick answers

Is DISTRESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISTRESSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DISTRESSES worth?
DISTRESSES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does distresses mean?
distresses is the plural and third-person singular form of distress, which means “psychological suffering”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISTRESSES?
You can make 273 shorter words from DISTRESSES, such as DRESSIEST, DESSERTS, DIESTERS, DISSERTS. See the full list.