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regress

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Is regress a Scrabble word?

Yes, regress is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 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 regress?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (property law) The right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.intransitive

2. (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.Examples: "Your nightmares stopped when you were eight years old, but after the house burned down, you regressed."intransitive

3. (intransitive, astronomy) To move in the retrograde direction.intransitive

4. (intransitive, medicine) To reduce in severity or size (as of a tumor), without reaching total remission.intransitive

5. (transitive, statistics) To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.Examples: "When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those of Y."transitive

6. (transitive) To interrogate a person in a state of trance about forgotten elements of their past.Examples: "They regressed me, putting me under hypnosis. Then, through the hypnosis, they found out that our car was abducted right off the road and into a craft."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "regress"?

Scrabble
8 points
R1
E1
G2
R1
E1
S1
S1
Words With Friends
9 points
R1
E1
G3
R1
E1
S1
S1

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