Is COMPRESSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMPRESSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMPRESSED mean?
- adjective
pressed tightly together
“with lips compressed”
- adjective
reduced in volume by pressure
“compressed air”
- adjective
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for COMPRESSED
COMPRESSED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of COMPRESSED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COMPRESSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decompress17
- compered15
- processed14
- compeers14
- comperes14
- compress14
- precodes13
- proceeds13
- compeer13
- compere13
- comped13
- deperms12
- precode12
- premeds12
- proceed12
- deposers11
- corpses11
- empress11
- precess11
- process11
- creped11
- deperm11
- mopeds11
- permed11
- premed11
- romped11
- scoped11
- comps11
- crossed10
- demoses10
- deposer10
- deposes10
- depress10
- emerods10
- pressed10
- recodes10
- reposed10
- screeds10
- speedos10
- comers10
- copers10
- copses10
- corpse10
- creeps10
- cremes10
- crepes10
- merces10
- mopers10
- proems10
- scopes10
- sempre10
- sperms10
- coped10
- moped10
- comp10
- reposes9
- ceders9
- cessed9
- coders9
- credos9
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