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digression

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Is digression a Scrabble word?

Yes, digression is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of digression?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (generally uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.Examples: "make digression... by way of digression..."Synonyms: digressio, ecbolecountableuncountable

2. (obsolete) A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.Examples: "Nature... More stronger hadde her operacyon Than she hath nowe in her dygressyon."countableobsoleteuncountable

3. (now rare) A deviation, an act of straying from a path.Examples: "By this little digression into Gascony, the Duke had an opportunity... to re-inforce himself with some particular Servants of his."archaiccountableuncountable

4. (astronomy, physics) An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.Examples: "This digression [of the Sun] is not equall, but neare the Æquinoxiall intersections, it is right and greater, near the Solstices, more oblique and lesser."countableuncountable

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "digression"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "digression"?

Scrabble
12 points
D2
I1
G2
R1
E1
S1
S1
I1
O1
N1
Words With Friends
14 points
D2
I1
G3
R1
E1
S1
S1
I1
O1
N2

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