Definition of compressing

"compressing" in the noun sense

1. compression, compressing

applying pressure

"compressing" in the verb sense

1. compress, compact, pack together

make more compact by or as if by pressing

"compress the data"

2. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press

squeeze or press together

"she compressed her lips"

"the spasm contracted the muscle"

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Quotations for compressing

With vivid words your just conceptions grace. Much truth compressing in a narrow space; Then many shall peruse, but few complain, And envy frown, and critics snarl in vain. [ Pindar ]

compressing in Scrabble®

The word compressing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters compressing:

COMPRESSING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (68 words)

censors, cession, cognise, coiners, comings, copiers, copings, copsing, coreign, corpses, cosigns, cosines, crimson, cringes, crispen, cronies, egoisms, engross, genomic, ignores, imposer, imposes, impress, incomer, incomes, ingress, isomers, messing, microns, mincers, mispens, mongers, mossier, mossing, perming, persons, pigeons, pincers, pingers, pingoes, porcine, premiss, princes, prisons, process, promise, recoins, regions, resigns, respins, romping, scoping, scoring, scrimps, seniors, sermons, signers, signors, simpers, singers, snipers, spermic, spicers, spinose, sponger, sponges, sporing, springs

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word compressing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In compressing

COMPRESSING
(189)
COMPRESSING
(171)
COMPRESSING
(126)
COMPRESSING
(114)
SPERMIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
SCRIMPS
(102 = 52 + 50)
SCRIMPS
(98 = 48 + 50)
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GENOMIC
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COPINGS
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ROMPING
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PREMISS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRINCES
(94 = 44 + 50)
PORCINE
(94 = 44 + 50)
MICRONS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SPICERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
INCOMER
(94 = 44 + 50)
PROCESS
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PINCERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
IMPOSER
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CRIMSON
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PROMISE
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INCOMES
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CRISPEN
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COPIERS
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MINCERS
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PINCERS
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PINCERS
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compressing in Words With Friends™

The word compressing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters compressing:

COMPRESSING
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (68 words)

censors, cession, cognise, coiners, comings, copiers, copings, copsing, coreign, corpses, cosigns, cosines, crimson, cringes, crispen, cronies, egoisms, engross, genomic, ignores, imposer, imposes, impress, incomer, incomes, ingress, isomers, messing, microns, mincers, mispens, mongers, mossier, mossing, perming, persons, pigeons, pincers, pingers, pingoes, porcine, premiss, princes, prisons, process, promise, recoins, regions, resigns, respins, romping, scoping, scoring, scrimps, seniors, sermons, signers, signors, simpers, singers, snipers, spermic, spicers, spinose, sponger, sponges, sporing, springs

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word compressing

COMPRESSING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In compressing

COMPRESSING
(297)
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(243)
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(243)
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(186)
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(150)
COPSING
(131 = 96 + 35)
SPERMIC
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GENOMIC
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MICRONS
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COPIERS
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SPICERS
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PIGEONS
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COGNISE
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CRISPEN
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ROMPING
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(108)
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PRINCES
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PROMISE
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COREIGN
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PROMISE
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CRINGES
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GENOMIC
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(100)
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MESSING
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Words within the letters of compressing

2 letter words in compressing (15 words)

10 letter words in compressing (1 word)

11 letter words in compressing (1 word)

compressing + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence compressing

Words that start with compressing (2 words)

Words with compressing in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving compressing

Shorter words in compressing

ess press compress

re press compress

ess press pressing

re press pressing

in sin sing pressing

Longer words containing compressing

compressingly

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overcompressing

recompressing

undercompressing