Definition of suppression

"suppression" in the noun sense

1. suppression

the failure to develop some part or organ

2. suppression, curtailment

the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

"a suppression of the newspaper"

3. suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling

forceful prevention putting down by power or authority

"the suppression of heresy"

"the quelling of the rebellion"

"the stifling of all dissent"

4. inhibition, suppression

psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

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Quotations for suppression

Suppression of what is true.

suppression in Scrabble®

The word suppression 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® Play In The Letters suppression:

SUPPRESSION
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (36 words)

insures, issuers, nippers, oppress, osseins, pepsins, persons, poseurs, pressup, prisons, propine, purines, purpose, pussier, pussies, respins, seniors, sensors, serious, session, sinuses, sippers, snipers, snipper, soppers, soppier, soupier, spinose, spinous, spouses, sunrise, suppers, suppose, suspire, uprisen, uprises

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word suppression

SUPPRESSION
(162)
SUPPRESSION
(144)
SUPPRESSION
(108)
SUPPRESSION
(96)
SUPPRESSION
(68)
SUPPRESSION
(64)
SUPPRESSION
(64)
SUPPRESSION
(64)
SUPPRESSION
(60)
SUPPRESSION
(60)
SUPPRESSION
(60)
SUPPRESSION
(60)
SUPPRESSION
(60)
SUPPRESSION
(57)
SUPPRESSION
(51)
SUPPRESSION
(51)
SUPPRESSION
(46)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(34)
SUPPRESSION
(34)
SUPPRESSION
(34)
SUPPRESSION
(34)
SUPPRESSION
(34)
SUPPRESSION
(25)
SUPPRESSION
(23)
SUPPRESSION
(21)
SUPPRESSION
(21)
SUPPRESSION
(20)
SUPPRESSION
(20)
SUPPRESSION
(20)
SUPPRESSION
(19)
SUPPRESSION
(18)

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

SUPPRESSION
(162)
SUPPRESSION
(144)
SUPPRESSION
(108)
SUPPRESSION
(96)
PRESSUP
(94 = 44 + 50)
PEPSINS
(94 = 44 + 50)
OPPRESS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SOPPIER
(94 = 44 + 50)
SUPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
SNIPPER
(94 = 44 + 50)
PURPOSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
NIPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SIPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PROPINE
(94 = 44 + 50)
SOPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
NIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRESSUP
(92 = 42 + 50)
PURPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PEPSINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
OPPRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
NIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PURPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PURPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROPINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SNIPPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPIER
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SUPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPERS
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SOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROPINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRESSUP
(92 = 42 + 50)
SNIPPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SNIPPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
NIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROPINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
OPPRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PEPSINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
NIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
NIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
POSEURS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
POSEURS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEPSINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERSONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPOUSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPOUSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERSONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRISONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRISONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEPSINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOUPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEPSINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUSPIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUSPIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOUPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOUPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEPSINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEPSINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEPSINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPINOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPINOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPINOUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUSPIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPINOUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPRISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNIPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPRISEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PUSSIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PUSSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPRISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNIPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PUSSIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RESPINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNIPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNIPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPRISEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNIPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNIPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNIPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RESPINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RESPINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PUSSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SNIPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(84 = 34 + 50)
SIPPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
PEPSINS
(84 = 34 + 50)
NIPPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SOPPIER
(84 = 34 + 50)
OPPRESS
(84 = 34 + 50)
PEPSINS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SNIPPER
(84 = 34 + 50)
SOPPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SUPPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
PEPSINS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PROPINE
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPPRESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
PURPOSE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SIPPERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SNIPPER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRESSUP
(83 = 33 + 50)
NIPPERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SOPPIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
SOPPERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SUPPERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRISONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRISONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRISONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PUSSIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPOUSES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRISONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPOUSES
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PUSSIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPOUSES
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SPOUSES
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PUSSIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPOUSES
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PUSSIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPOUSES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PUSSIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPPRESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PUSSIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PERSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
RESPINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PERSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PERSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PUSSIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PERSONS
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PUSSIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PERSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPINOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PERSONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRESSUP
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRISONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPOUSES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PUSSIES
(80 = 30 + 50)

suppression in Words With Friends™

The word suppression 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: 19

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

SUPPRESSION
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (36 words)

insures, issuers, nippers, oppress, osseins, pepsins, persons, poseurs, pressup, prisons, propine, purines, purpose, pussier, pussies, respins, seniors, sensors, serious, session, sinuses, sippers, snipers, snipper, soppers, soppier, soupier, spinose, spinous, spouses, sunrise, suppers, suppose, suspire, uprisen, uprises

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word suppression

SUPPRESSION
(261)
SUPPRESSION
(207)
SUPPRESSION
(207)
SUPPRESSION
(162)
SUPPRESSION
(126)
SUPPRESSION
(92)
SUPPRESSION
(88)
SUPPRESSION
(87)
SUPPRESSION
(84)
SUPPRESSION
(80)
SUPPRESSION
(80)
SUPPRESSION
(76)
SUPPRESSION
(76)
SUPPRESSION
(76)
SUPPRESSION
(69)
SUPPRESSION
(62)
SUPPRESSION
(58)
SUPPRESSION
(50)
SUPPRESSION
(50)
SUPPRESSION
(46)
SUPPRESSION
(46)
SUPPRESSION
(46)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(38)
SUPPRESSION
(29)
SUPPRESSION
(25)
SUPPRESSION
(25)
SUPPRESSION
(25)
SUPPRESSION
(25)
SUPPRESSION
(25)
SUPPRESSION
(24)
SUPPRESSION
(24)
SUPPRESSION
(24)
SUPPRESSION
(24)
SUPPRESSION
(24)
SUPPRESSION
(24)
SUPPRESSION
(23)
SUPPRESSION
(22)
SUPPRESSION
(22)

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

SUPPRESSION
(261)
SUPPRESSION
(207)
SUPPRESSION
(207)
SUPPRESSION
(162)
SUPPRESSION
(126)
PEPSINS
(125 = 90 + 35)
SUPPERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(113 = 78 + 35)
NIPPERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
PROPINE
(113 = 78 + 35)
PURPOSE
(113 = 78 + 35)
SNIPPER
(113 = 78 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PROPINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRESSUP
(107 = 72 + 35)
NIPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PURPOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRESSUP
(107 = 72 + 35)
PURPOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PROPINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SNIPPER
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
NIPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SNIPPER
(107 = 72 + 35)
SPINOUS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SNIPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
OPPRESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SUSPIRE
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
OPPRESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPOUSES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
RESPINS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPINOSE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRESSUP
(101 = 66 + 35)
PROPINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SNIPPER
(101 = 66 + 35)
UPRISEN
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUPPERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUPPERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SNIPPER
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURINES
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PROPINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PROPINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRESSUP
(101 = 66 + 35)
NIPPERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
PEPSINS
(101 = 66 + 35)
NIPPERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SOUPIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PUSSIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SIPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
UPRISES
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRISONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PUSSIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
RESPINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SNIPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SUSPIRE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PERSONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SIPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOPPIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOUPIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOPPIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
OPPRESS
(98 = 63 + 35)
POSEURS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRESSUP
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPINOUS
(95 = 60 + 35)
UPRISEN
(95 = 60 + 35)
PURINES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPINOUS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PEPSINS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PUSSIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
SOUPIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPOUSES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRISONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
UPRISES
(92 = 57 + 35)
SNIPERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SUSPIRE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PERSONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
RESPINS
(92 = 57 + 35)
RESPINS
(92 = 57 + 35)
PUSSIES
(92 = 57 + 35)
SUSPIRE
(92 = 57 + 35)
SUPPRESSION
(92)
SPINOSE
(92 = 57 + 35)
SNIPERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
POSEURS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SOUPIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
NIPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SNIPPER
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRESSUP
(91 = 56 + 35)
SNIPPER
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PURPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
NIPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
PROPINE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PROPINE
(91 = 56 + 35)
SNIPPER
(91 = 56 + 35)
PURPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRESSUP
(91 = 56 + 35)
PEPSINS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
PURPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PEPSINS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRESSUP
(91 = 56 + 35)
PROPINE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PEPSINS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
NIPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PURINES
(89 = 54 + 35)
SNIPPER
(89 = 54 + 35)
PURPOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PEPSINS
(89 = 54 + 35)
UPRISEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PEPSINS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SNIPPER
(89 = 54 + 35)
PURPOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
UPRISEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
NIPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
NIPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
PEPSINS
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRESSUP
(89 = 54 + 35)
PROPINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PROPINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
PURINES
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRESSUP
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPRESSION
(88)
SIPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SIPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SIPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
PEPSIN
(87)
SOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SUPPRESSION
(87)
OPPRESS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPPRESS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPPRESS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
POSEURS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PUSSIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SOPPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRISONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
OPPRESS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPINOSE
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPOUSES
(86 = 51 + 35)
OPPRESS
(86 = 51 + 35)
INSURES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SOUPIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SIPPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SOPPIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
UPRISES
(86 = 51 + 35)
PUSSIES
(86 = 51 + 35)
PERSONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PIPERS
(84)
SUPPRESSION
(84)
SPINOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPINOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
PURINES
(83 = 48 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SUPPERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPINOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
PURPOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPINOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
UPRISEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
PROPINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PURINES
(83 = 48 + 35)
PEPSINS
(83 = 48 + 35)
PURINES
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRESSUP
(83 = 48 + 35)
PURINES
(83 = 48 + 35)
PURINES
(83 = 48 + 35)
PEPSINS
(83 = 48 + 35)
PROPINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
NIPPERS
(83 = 48 + 35)

Words within the letters of suppression

2 letter words in suppression (15 words)

9 letter words in suppression (4 words)

11 letter words in suppression (1 word)

suppression + 1 blank (1 word)

suppression + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence suppression

Words that start with suppression (2 words)

Words with suppression in them (3 words)

Words that end with suppression (4 words)

Word Growth involving suppression

Shorter words in suppression

on ion

ess press suppress

re press suppress

up suppress

Longer words containing suppression

immunosuppression immunosuppressions

nonsuppression

resuppression resuppressions

suppressions immunosuppressions

suppressions resuppressions