Scrabble and Words with Friends

• DISTRESS is a valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• DISTRESS is a valid Words with Friends word worth 9 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• DISTRESS is a 8 letter word containing the letters d, e, i, r, s, s, s, t.

Definitions

• distress

  noun psychological suffering
  the death of his wife caused him great distress

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• distress

  noun a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
  a ship in distress
  she was the classic maiden in distress

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• distress

  noun extreme physical pain
  the patient appeared to be in distress

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• distress

  noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
  Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien

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• distress

  verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

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• distress

  verb cause mental pain to
  The news of her child's illness distressed the mother

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• Lookup DISTRESS using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'distress'

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