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Stresses

s 1t 1r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 8 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of stress

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

What does stresses mean?

noun

  1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

    “he put the stress on the wrong syllable”

    Synonymsemphasisaccent

  2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

    “he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension”

    Synonymstensiontenseness

  3. special emphasis attached to something

    “the stress was more on accuracy than on speed”

    Synonymsfocus

  4. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

    “she endured the stresses and strains of life”

    Synonymsstrain

  5. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

    “the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area”

verb

  1. to stress, single out as important

    “Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”

    Synonymsemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccentaccentuate

  2. put stress on; utter with an accent

    “In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word”

    Synonymsaccentaccentuate

  3. test the limits of

    “You are trying my patience!”

    Synonymstrystrain

Definitions shown for stress, the base form of stresses.

Is STRESSES 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 STRESSES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
s 1t 1r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
s 1t 1r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
s 1t 1r 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
s 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 STRESSES

Words that end like STRESSES

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.

pressesblessesdressesmessesaddressesexpressesprocessesaccessesassessesobsessesdepressesimpressesoppressespossesseswitnessesbusinessescompressesprogressessuppressesweaknessescaressesexcessesfinessesrecesses
All words ending in -ESSES

Stresses: quick answers

Is STRESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STRESSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STRESSES worth?
STRESSES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does stresses mean?
stresses is the plural and third-person singular form of stress, which means “the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STRESSES?
You can make 65 shorter words from STRESSES, such as TRESSES, ESTERS, REESTS, RESETS. See the full list.