Definition of digression

"digression" in the noun sense

1. digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis

a message that departs from the main subject

2. diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern

"a diversion from the main highway"

"a digression into irrelevant details"

"a deflection from his goal"

3. digression, excursion

wandering from the main path of a journey

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digression in Scrabble®

The word digression 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters digression:

DIGRESSION
(117)
DIGRESSION
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (40 words)

designs, digress, dingier, dingies, dissing, dossier, engross, eroding, groined, grossed, ignored, ignores, indigos, indorse, ingress, insider, insides, iodines, iodiser, iodises, ionised, ioniser, ionises, ironies, negroid, noisier, origins, redoing, regions, resigns, ridings, risings, rosined, seniors, sidings, signers, signors, singers, sinoids, sodgers

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word digression

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

DIGRESSION
(117)
DIGRESSION
(117)
DISSING
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIDINGS
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IGNORED
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SODGERS
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REDOING
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GROINED
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DIGRESS
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SODGERS
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GROINED
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NEGROID
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ERODING
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DESIGNS
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ERODING
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ERODING
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INDIGOS
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INDIGOS
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NEGROID
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RIDINGS
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GROSSED
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RIDINGS
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DISSING
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SIDINGS
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DISSING
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REDOING
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SIDINGS
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INSIDER
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INGRESS
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SINOIDS
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IONISED
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SINGERS
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IRONIES
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digression in Words With Friends™

The word digression 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: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters digression:

DIGRESSION
(162)
DIGRESSION
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (40 words)

designs, digress, dingier, dingies, dissing, dossier, engross, eroding, groined, grossed, ignored, ignores, indigos, indorse, ingress, insider, insides, iodines, iodiser, iodises, ionised, ioniser, ionises, ironies, negroid, noisier, origins, redoing, regions, resigns, ridings, risings, rosined, seniors, sidings, signers, signors, singers, sinoids, sodgers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word digression

DIGRESSION
(162)
DIGRESSION
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DIGRESSION
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DIGRESSION
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In digression

DIGRESSION
(162)
DIGRESSION
(162)
NEGROID
(98 = 63 + 35)
DIGRESSION
(96)
DIGRESSION
(96)
ORIGINS
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DIGRESS
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INDIGOS
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DINGIES
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ERODING
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IGNORED
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GROINED
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ERODING
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IGNORED
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INDIGOS
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digression + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence digression

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Words with digression in them (1 word)

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Shorter words in digression

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digressions