Is DEPRESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPRESSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPRESSING mean?
- adjective
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
“the economic outlook is depressing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 DEPRESSING
DEPRESSING 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.
Words you can make from DEPRESSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- speedings13
- dispenser12
- speerings12
- speeding12
- springed12
- designers11
- redesigns11
- despiser11
- dispense11
- disperse11
- presides11
- pressing11
- speering11
- spenders11
- spendier11
- springes11
- designer10
- dressing10
- edginess10
- energids10
- erepsins10
- redesign10
- reedings10
- resigned10
- ripeness10
- depress10
- despise10
- peering10
- pinders10
- pingers10
- preeing10
- preside10
- pressed10
- prissed10
- repined10
- ripened10
- seeping10
- speired10
- spender10
- spiders10
- spiered10
- springe10
- springs10
- griped10
- pinged10
- direness9
- greisens9
- designs9
- digress9
- dingers9
- dreeing9
- energid9
- engirds9
- erepsin9
- genders9
- penises9
- reeding9
- reigned9
- repines9
- sedgier9
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