What DEPRESSION Means
- noun: a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
- noun: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
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What It Scores
DEPRESSION is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 P3 R1 E1 S1 S1 I1 O1 N1.
Anagrams of DEPRESSION (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In DEPRESSION
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9 letter words (8)
8 letter words (37)
DEPOSERSDESPISERDIRENESSDISPENSEDISPERSEDISPONEEDISPONERDISPONESDISPOSERDOPINESSDROPSIESENDORSESEPISODESEREPSINSESSOINERINDORSEEINDORSESISOPRENEOPENSIDEORDINEESPEREIONSPIEDNESSPIONEERSPOINDERSPORINESSPRESIDESPRESSIONPRISONEDRESPONDSRESPONSERIPENESSROPINESSSORDINESSPENDERSSPENDIERSPINODESSPONDEES
7 letter words (90)
DENIERSDEPONESDEPOSERDEPOSESDEPRESSDESINESDESIRESDESPISEDINEROSDISPONEDISPOSEDONSIERDORISESDOSSIERENDORSEEOSINESEPISODEEREPSINESPIERSINDORSENEREIDSONSIDESOPENERSORDINEEORDINESOREIDESORNISESORPINESOSIEREDPEDESISPEONIESPEREIONPEREONSPERIODSPERNODSPERONESPERSONSPINDERSPIONEERPIONERSPOESIEDPOESIESPOINDERPOISERSPONDERSPREDIESPRESIDEPRESSEDPRESSIEPRISONSPRISSEDPROINEDPROINESPROSSIEREDNESSREOPENSREPINEDREPINESREPONEDREPONESREPOSEDREPOSESRESENDSRESIDESRESINEDRESPONDRIPENEDROSINEDSEINERSSENDERSSENIORSSENORESSEREINSSERINESSNIPERSSOIREESSONDERSSONERISSONSIERSORDINESPEEDOSSPEIREDSPENDERSPERSEDSPIDERSSPIEREDSPINODESPINORSSPINOSESPONDEE
6 letter words (196)
DENIERDENIESDENSERDEPONEDEPOSEDESINEDESIREDIENESDIESESDINERODINERSDIPSOSDONEESDONSIEDOPERSDOPIERDOREESDORIESDORISEDORSESDOSERSDOSSERDRONESEIDERSENDERSENDOSSENOSESENOSISEOSINEEOSINSEPODESEPOSESEPRISEERODESEROSESESPIEDESPIERESPIESESSOINIRONEDIRONESNEPERSNEREIDNEREISNIDORSNOESESNOESISNOISEDNOISESNOSERSNOSIERNOSIESONSIDEOPENEDOPENEROPINEDOPINESOPSINSOREIDEORPINEORPINSOSIERSOSSEINPEDROSPEINEDPEISEDPEISESPENIESPEONESPERDIEPEREONPERIODPERNIOPERNODPERONEPERSESPERSONPIENDSPINDERPIONEDPIONERPOINDSPOISEDPOISERPOISESPONDERPONIEDPONIESPOSERSPOSIERPOSIESPOSSEDPOSSERPOSSIEPREENSPREONSPRESESPRIDESPRIONSPRISEDPRISESPRISONPROINEPROINSPRONESPROSEDPROSESPSIONSREDIPSREDOESREDONEREDONSREINEDREISESRENIEDRENIESREOPENREPINEREPINSREPONEREPOSERESENDRESIDERESIDSRESINSRESODSRINSEDRINSESRIPENSRISPEDROINEDRONDESROSIEDROSIESROSINSSDEINSSEDERSSEINEDSEINERSEINESSEISEDSEISERSEISORSENDERSENIORSENORSSENSEDSENSEISENSORSEREINSERIESSERINESERINSSERONSSIDERSSIREESSIRENSSNEERSSNIDERSNIDESSNIPEDSNIPERSNIPESSNOREDSNORESSOIREESONDERSONDESSONERISONSIESORDESSOREESSORNEDSPEEDOSPEEDSSPEERSSPEIRSSPEISESPENDSSPENSESPERSESPIDERSPIDESSPIERSSPINEDSPINESSPINORSPIREDSPIRESSPODESSPOREDSPORESSPREDSSPREEDSPREESSPRODS
5 letter words (222)
DEENSDEEPSDEERSDENESDENISDENSEDERESDERNSDEROSDESSEDIENEDINERDINESDINOSDIPSODOERSDONEEDONERDOPERDOPESDOREEDORESDORISDORPSDORSEDOSERDOSESDREESDRESSDRIESDRIPSDRONEDROPSDROSSEIDEREIDOSENDEREOSINEPODEEPRISERNEDERNESERODEEROSEERSESESNESIDEESIRONEIRONSNEEDSNEEPSNEPERNERDSNIDESNIDORNISSENODESNOIRSNOISENORISNOSEDNOSERNOSESONERSOPENSOPINEOPSINORNISORPINOSIERPEDESPEDROPEENSPEERSPEINSPEISEPENDSPENEDPENESPENIEPEONSPERESPERISPERNSPERSEPESOSPIENDPIERSPINEDPINESPIONSPIRNSPISESPISOSPOINDPOISEPONDSPONESPOREDPORESPOSEDPOSERPOSESPOSSEPREEDPREENPREESPREONPRESEPRESSPRIDEPRIEDPRIESPRIONPRISEPRISSPRODSPROINPRONEPROSEPROSSPSIONREDESREDIPREDONREDOSREEDSREENSREINSRENDSREPINREPOSRESESRESIDRESINRESODRIDESRINDSRINESRINSERIPEDRIPENRIPESRISENRISESRISPSRODESROINSRONDERONESROPEDROPESROSEDROSESROSINSDEINSEDERSEDESSEEDSSEEPSSEERSSEINESEIRSSEISESENDSSENESSENORSENSESENSISEREDSERESSERINSERONSIDERSIDESSIENSSINDSSINEDSINESSIPEDSIPESSIREDSIREESIRENSIRESSNEDSSNEEDSNEERSNEESSNIDESNIESSNIPESNIPSSNODSSNOEPSNORESONDESONESSONSESORDSSOREDSOREESORESSORNSSPEEDSPEERSPEIRSPENDSPEOSSPIDESPIEDSPIERSPIESSPINESPINSSPIRESPODESPODSSPORESPREDSPREESPROD
4 letter words (193)
DEENDEEPDEERDEESDENEDENIDENSDEREDERNDERODESIDIESDINEDINODINSDIPSDIREDISSDOENDOERDOESDONEDONSDOPEDOPSDOREDORPDORSDOSEDOSSDREEDRIPDROPDSOSEIDEEINEENDSENESEONSEPOSEREDERESERNEERNSEROSESESESNEESSEIDEEIDESINROIONSIREDIRESIRONISOSNEDSNEEDNEEPNEPSNERDNESSNIDENIDSNIEDNIESNIPSNODENODINODSNOESNOIRNOPENORINOSEODESONERONESONIEOPEDOPENOPESORDSORESOSESPEDSPEEDPEENPEERPEESPEINPENDPENEPENIPENSPEONPEREPERIPERNPESOPIEDPIERPIESPINEPINSPIONPIRNPIRSPISEPISOPODSPOISPONDPONEPONSPOREPOSEPOSSPREEPRODPROSPSISREDEREDOREDSREEDREENREESREINREISRENDRENSREOSREPOREPSRIDERIDSRINDRINERINSRIPERIPSRISERISPRODERODSROEDROESROINRONEROPEROSESEEDSEENSEEPSEERSEESSEIRSEISSENDSENESENSSEPSSERESERSSESESIDESIENSIESSINDSINESINSSIPESIPSSIRESIRSSNEDSNEESNIPSNODSODSSONESONSSOPSSORDSORESORISORNSPEDSPIESPINSPODSRIS
3 letter words (93)
DEEDEIDENDIEDINDIPDISDOEDONDOPDORDOSDSOEDSEENENDENEENSEONEREERNERSESSIDEIDSINSIONIOSIREISONEDNEENEPNIDNIENIPNISNODNORNOSODEODSOESOISONEONSOPEOPSORDOREORSOSEPEDPEEPENPERPESPIEPINPIRPISPODPOIPOSPREPROPSIREDREEREIRENREOREPRESRIDRINRIPRODROESEDSEESEISENSERSINSIPSIRSISSODSONSOPSOSSRI
2 letter words (27)
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