Is DEPRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPRESS mean?
- verb
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
“These news depressed her”
- verb
lower (prices or markets)
“The glut of oil depressed gas prices”
- verb
cause to drop or sink
“The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir”
- verb
press down
“Depress the space key”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 DEPRESS
DEPRESS 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 DEPRESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DEPRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pressed10
- speeds9
- perses8
- speers8
- sprees8
- deeps8
- pedes8
- preed8
- speed8
- seders7
- peers7
- peres7
- perse7
- prees7
- prese7
- press7
- seeps7
- speer7
- spree7
- deep7
- deps7
- peds7
- peed7
- sped7
- deers6
- drees6
- dress6
- redes6
- reeds6
- seder6
- seeds6
- sered6
- peer6
- pees6
- pere6
- pree6
- reps6
- seep6
- seps6
- dep6
- ped6
- erses5
- reses5
- seers5
- seres5
- deer5
- dees5
- dere5
- dree5
- rede5
- reds5
- reed5
- seed5
- pee5
- per5
- pes5
- rep5
- eses4
- esse4
- rees4
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