Definition of digressive

"digressive" in the adjective sense

1. digressive, tangential

of superficial relevance if any

"a digressive allusion to the day of the week"

"a tangential remark"

2. digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling

of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

"amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"

"a rambling discursive book"

"his excursive remarks"

"a rambling speech about this and that"

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digressive in Scrabble®

The word digressive 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters digressive:

DIGRESSIVE
(144)
DIGRESSIVE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

derives, desires, deviser, devises, digress, diverge, diverse, grieved, grieves, regives, resides, revised, revises, sedgier

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word digressive

DIGRESSIVE
(144)
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(18)
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(18)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In digressive

DIGRESSIVE
(144)
DIGRESSIVE
(144)
DIVERGE
(98 = 48 + 50)
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GRIEVED
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DIGRESSIVE
(96)
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digressive in Words With Friends™

The word digressive 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: 17

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

DIGRESSIVE
(189)
DIGRESSIVE
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

derives, desires, deviser, devises, digress, diverge, diverse, grieved, grieves, regives, resides, revised, revises, sedgier

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word digressive

DIGRESSIVE
(189)
DIGRESSIVE
(189)
DIGRESSIVE
(114)
DIGRESSIVE
(114)
DIGRESSIVE
(88)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)

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

DIGRESSIVE
(189)
DIGRESSIVE
(189)
GRIEVED
(119 = 84 + 35)
DIVERGE
(119 = 84 + 35)
DIGRESSIVE
(114)
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(114)
DEVISES
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DIGRESSIVE
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DIGRESSIVE
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Words containing the sequence digressive

Words that start with digressive (3 words)

Words with digressive in them (1 word)

Words that end with digressive (1 word)

Word Growth involving digressive

Shorter words in digressive

dig digress

ess digress

re digress

Longer words containing digressive

digressively

digressiveness