What does STRESSED mean?

Pronunciation
/strɛst/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. suffering severe physical strain or distress“he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing”
  2. bearing a stress or accent“an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of STRESSED

desserts9

Words inside STRESSED

86 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

dessert8 dresses8desert7 stress6 dress6 reset5 seeds6steer5 trees5deer5 reds5reed5 rest4 seed5 sees4sets4tree4 dee4red4 res3see3 set3 ted4tee3 de3ed3er2es2et2re2

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Questions

Is STRESSED a valid word in word games?

STRESSED is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is STRESSED worth?

STRESSED is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from STRESSED?

86 other words, including SEE, SET, RED and DE.