What REGRESSIVE Means
- adjective: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- adjective: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
REGRESSIVE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 E1 G2 R1 E1 S1 S1 I1 V4 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In REGRESSIVE
221 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (3)
8 letter words (8)
7 letter words (26)
GREESESGRIEVERGRIEVESIVRESSEREGIVESREGRESSREIVERSRERISESRESERVEREVERESREVERIEREVERSEREVERSIREVISERREVISESRIEVERSSERGERSSERRIESSERVERSSEVERERSIEGERSSIRREESVEERIESVERGERSVERSERSVIRGERS
6 letter words (50)
EERIEREGISESEGRESSESSIVEGIVERSGREESEGRESESGREVESGRIEVEGRISESREEVESREGIESREGIVEREISESREIVERREIVESRERIGSRERISERESEESREVEREREVERSREVIESREVISERIEVERRIEVESRISERSRIVERSSEISERSERGERSERGESSERIESSERRESSERVERSERVESSEVERESEVERSSIEGERSIEGESSIEVESSIREESSIRREESIVERSVEGIESVERGERVERGESVERIERVERSERVERSESVIRGERVIRGES
5 letter words (51)
EERIEEGERSEREVSERSESGEESEGERESGESSEGIRRSGIVERGIVESGREESGRESEGREVEGRISEREEVEREGESREGIEREIVERERIGRESEERESESREVIERIEVERISERRISESRIVERRIVESSEERSSEIRSSEISESERERSERESSERGESERRESERRSSERVESEVERSIEGESIEVESIREESIRESSIVERVEERSVEGESVEGIEVERGEVERSEVIERSVIRESVIRGEVISES
4 letter words (47)
EGEREGISERESEREVERGSERRSESESESSEEVEREVESGEESGEREGERSGIESGIRRGIVEGREEGRISIRESREESREGSREISREVSRIGSRISERIVESEERSEESSEGSSEIRSEISSERESERRSERSSESESIESSIRESIRSSRISVEERVEESVERSVIERVIESVIGSVIREVISE
3 letter words (29)
2 letter words (7)
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