Is DURESS a word?
DURESS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 51 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DURESS is a valid word.
What does duress mean?
noun: compulsory force or threat.
“confessed under duress”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DURESS: word details
- Pronunciation: DUU-rehs (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 7 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of duress
Shorter words inside duress
Words you can make from the letters of duress.
Solve a whole rack, not just DURESS
DURESS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DURESS mean?
DURESS is a noun. It means: compulsory force or threat.
Is DURESS a valid word?
Yes, DURESS is a valid word. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.