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Regressing
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About 3 syllables
verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of regress
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does regressing mean?
verb
go back to a statistical means
go back to a previous state
“We reverted to the old rules”
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
Synonymsretrograderetrogress
go back to bad behavior
“Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
Synonymsrelapselapserecidivateretrogressfall back
Definitions shown for regress, the base form of regressing.
Is REGRESSING a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| 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 REGRESSING worth?
Scrabble
12 ptsWords With Friends
15 ptsWordfeud
14 ptsNYT Crossplay
16 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in REGRESSING
Anagrams 1
Best shorter words top 30 of 293
egressing 11greesings 11sniggerer 11greesing 10gressing 10resigners 10sergings 10sniggers 10gessing 9gingers 9greeing 9greiges 9greisens 9niggers 9resigner 9riggers 9serging 9snigger 9eggers 8eggier 8errings 8geeing 8genesis 8ginger 8ginges 8girners 8greige 8greisen 8ingress 8negress 8
See all 293 words made from REGRESSING Words that end like REGRESSING
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.
addressingexpressingprocessingdepressingimpressingoppressingpossessingwitnessingaccessingassessingcompressingdistressingobsessingprogressingsuppressingabscessingconfessingdigressingharnessinghostessingprofessingredressingrepressingundressing
All words ending in -ESSING Regressing: quick answers
Is REGRESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REGRESSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is REGRESSING worth?
REGRESSING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does regressing mean?
regressing is the present participle of regress, which means “go back to a statistical means”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REGRESSING?
You can make 293 shorter words from REGRESSING, such as EGRESSING, GREESINGS, SNIGGERER, GREESING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of REGRESSING?
REGRESSING rearranges into SNIGGERERS.