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Oppressing

o 1p 3p 3r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of oppress

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

What does oppressing mean?

verb

  1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

    “The government oppresses political activists”

    Synonymssuppresscrush

  2. cause to suffer

    “Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries”

    Synonymspersecute

Definitions shown for oppress, the base form of oppressing.

Is OPPRESSING 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 OPPRESSING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
o 1p 3p 3r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
o 1p 4p 4r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
o 1p 4p 4r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
o 1p 3p 3r 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 OPPRESSING

Words that end like OPPRESSING

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.

addressingexpressingprocessingdepressingimpressingpossessingwitnessingaccessingassessingcompressingdistressingobsessingprogressingsuppressingabscessingconfessingdigressingharnessinghostessingprofessingredressingregressingrepressingundressing
All words ending in -ESSING

Oppressing: quick answers

Is OPPRESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OPPRESSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OPPRESSING worth?
OPPRESSING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does oppressing mean?
oppressing is the present participle of oppress, which means “come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OPPRESSING?
You can make 632 shorter words from OPPRESSING, such as GOSSIPPER, PREPOSING, REPPINGS, SOPPINGS. See the full list.