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Definition of repression

"repression" in the noun sense

1. repression

a state of forcible subjugation

"the long repression of Christian sects"

2. repression

psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

3. repression

the act of repressing control by holding down

"his goal was the repression of insolence"

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repression in Scrabble®

The word repression 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 repression:

REPRESSION
(117)
REPRESSION
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

ironers, openers, penises, peonies, persons, pioneer, poesies, presser, prisons, reopens, repiner, repines, reposer, reposes, repress, reprise, rerinse, resorps, respins, respire, rinsers, seniors, snipers, snorers, soirees, spinose

 

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

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repression in Words With Friends™

The word repression 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 repression:

REPRESSION
(162)
REPRESSION
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

ironers, openers, penises, peonies, persons, pioneer, poesies, presser, prisons, reopens, repiner, repines, reposer, reposes, repress, reprise, rerinse, resorps, respins, respire, rinsers, seniors, snipers, snorers, soirees, spinose

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word repression

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

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Words within the letters of repression

2 letter words in repression (11 words)

eninisnoonorospepireso

3 letter words in repression (28 words)

enseonerressinsionirenipnornosoneopsoreorspenperpiepinpispsiriproeseesinsipsirsonsop

4 letter words in repression (49 words)

eonserosionsiresironnipsnopenoseonesopenorespeerpenspeonpesopierpiespinepinspionporepornposeprospsisreinreporiperipsriseroesroperoseseenseepseerseesseresinesinssipssiresirssnipsonesonssopssorespin

5 letter words in repression (73 words)

eosineroseironsnepernoisenorsenosesopensopinepeerspenispeonspesospierspinespionspoiseporerporespornsposerposespossepreenpreonpressprierpriesprionpriorproneprosepsionreinsrepenrepinresinrinseripenriperripesrisenriserrisesroperropesrosesrosinseepsseersseinesenorsensesererseressinessirensiressneersnipesnipssnoresonessorersoresspierspiesspinespinsspirespirosporespree

6 letter words in repression (54 words)

eosineironernepersnoisesnosieropeneropinesosseinpersonpoisesponiesposersposiespreenspreonsprionspriorsprisonpronerpsionsreopenrepensrepinerepinsreposeresinsrespinrinserrinsesripensrisersropersropierrosierrosinsseniorsenorssensorseriesserinesirenssneerssnipersnipessnopessnorersnoressoireespiersspinesspiressporesspreessprier

7 letter words in repression (26 words)

ironersopenerspenisespeoniespersonspioneerpoesiespresserprisonsreopensrepinerrepinesreposerreposesrepressreprisererinseresorpsrespinsrespirerinsersseniorssniperssnorerssoireesspinose

8 letter words in repression (13 words)

isoprenepioneersprerinseprioressprisonerrepinersreposersreprisesrerinsesrespiresresponseripenessropiness

9 letter words in repression (5 words)

isoprenespersoniseprerinsesprisonersresponser

10 letter words in repression (1 word)

repression

repression + 1 blank (3 words)

interposersperversionsrepressions

repression + 2 blanks (21 words)

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Words containing the sequence repression

Words that start with repression (2 words)

repressionrepressions

Words with repression in them (3 words)

repressioncorepressionsnonrepressions

Words that end with repression (4 words)

corepressionderepressionnonrepressionrepression
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Word Growth involving repression

Shorter words in repression

on ion

ess press repress

re press repress

Longer words containing repression

corepression corepressions

derepression

nonrepression nonrepressions

repressions corepressions

repressions nonrepressions