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Distress

/dɪˈstɹɛs/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:9 pts8 letters
Definition of Distress

noun

  1. (Cause of) discomfort.
  2. Serious danger.
  3. An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
  4. A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
  5. The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

verb

  1. To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
  2. To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
  3. To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.

    "She distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room."

Anagrams of Distress

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "distress":

disserts

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "distress" and rearranging:

+adisasters
+edressiest
+odrossiest
Related Word Patterns
DI...Words starting with "di"...SSWords ending with "ss"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "distress"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

eustress
Letter Values
d2
i1
s1
t1
r1
e1
s1
s1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "distress"All 8-Letter WordsWords Starting With "D"
Rhymes With Distress
abbessabjectnessabortivenessabrasivenessabruptnessabscessabsolutenessabstemiousnessabstractednessabstractnessabstrusenessabsurdness
Related 8-Letter Words
dabblersdabblingdabchickdabstersdackereddactylicdactylusdadaismsdadaistsdaddlingdaemonesdaemonicdaffiestdaffodildaftness

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Distress"

Distress is a 8-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "distress" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Distress" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "distress" is a low-scoring word.