Is DIGRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIGRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIGRESS mean?
- verb
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
“She always digresses when telling a story”
- verb
wander from a direct or straight course
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + G (2) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 9 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 DIGRESS
DIGRESS 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 DIGRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dirges8
- grides8
- ridges8
- resids7
- dirge7
- dregs7
- girds7
- gride7
- grids7
- ridge7
- desis6
- dress6
- dries6
- resid6
- rides6
- sides6
- sired6
- digs6
- dreg6
- geds6
- gids6
- gied6
- gird6
- grid6
- rises5
- sires5
- desi5
- dies5
- dire5
- diss5
- egis5
- ergs5
- gies5
- ides5
- ired5
- reds5
- regs5
- ride5
- rids5
- rigs5
- segs5
- side5
- sigs5
- dig5
- ged5
- gid5
- ires4
- reis4
- rise4
- seis4
- sers4
- sire4
- sirs4
- sris4
- die4
- dis4
- eds4
- erg4
- gie4
- gis4
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