Unscramble REPRESSION and you have 351 words, REPRESSION itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 11: 5 of them, PRISONERS, ISOPRENES and PERSONISE included. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from REPRESSION by length: 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 24 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
19 of 24 8-letter words made with REPRESSION letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. RESPONSE, PRISONER and PIONEERS will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from REPRESSION, the top score is 9, reached by 43. PERSONS, PIONEER and SENIORS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble REPRESSION score 8 points. PERSON, PRISON and OPENER are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words made with REPRESSION letters scores 7. PRESS, PRIOR and OPENS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble REPRESSION, the top score is 6, reached by 53. OPEN, PEER and PINE are the familiar ones.
21 of 60 3-letter words from REPRESSION tie at 5 points; none scores more. ONE, SEE and PRO will look familiar.
Keep every letter of REPRESSION but one, change that one, and you get:
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What REPRESSION means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept REPRESSION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPRESSION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 351) | 273 | 351 | 254 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 78 of them: PERSONISE, RESPONSER, PORINESS, PRESSION, ESPIERS, PERONEI, PERONES, PIONERS, PRESSIE, PRISERS, PROINES, REPONES and 66 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: PEREIONS, ESPOIRS, PEREONS, ESPOIR, INSPOS, PERNIO, PORINS, POSIER, PRONER, PRONES, INSPO, ONESIES and 7 more.
These 3 words take every letter of REPRESSION plus a single extra one.