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Pressures

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noun · verb · 9 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of pressure

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

What does pressures mean?

noun

  1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

    “the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure”

    Synonymspressure levelforce per unit area

  2. a force that compels

    “the public brought pressure to bear on the government”

  3. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

    “he gave the button a press”

    Synonymspresspressing

  4. the state of demanding notice or attention

    “the insistence of their hunger”

    Synonymsimperativenessinsistenceinsistencypress

  5. the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

    “the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal”

    Synonymspressure sensation

  6. an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

verb

  1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

    “She forced him to take a job in the city”

    Synonymscoercehalesqueezeforce

  2. exert pressure on someone through threats

    Synonymsblackmailblackjack

Definitions shown for pressure, the base form of pressures.

Is PRESSURES 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 PRESSURES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3r 1e 1s 1s 1u 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
p 4r 1e 1s 1s 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
p 4r 1e 1s 1s 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
p 3r 1e 1s 1s 1u 2r 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PRESSURES

Words that end like PRESSURES

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

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All words ending in -URES

Pressures: quick answers

Is PRESSURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRESSURES 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 PRESSURES worth?
PRESSURES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pressures mean?
pressures is the plural and third-person singular form of pressure, which means “the force applied to a unit area of surface”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRESSURES?
You can make 151 shorter words from PRESSURES, such as PERUSERS, PRESSERS, PRESSURE, PERSUES. See the full list.