Scrabble and Words with Friends

• STRESS is a valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• STRESS is a valid Words with Friends word worth 6 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• STRESS is a 6 letter word containing the letters e, r, s, s, s, t.

Definitions

• stress

  noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
  he put the stress on the wrong syllable

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• stress

  noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  stress is a vasoconstrictor

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• stress

  noun special emphasis attached to something
  the stress was more on accuracy than on speed

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• stress

  noun difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
  she endured the stresses and strains of life
  he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger

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• stress

  noun (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
  the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area

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• stress

  verb to stress, single out as important

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• stress

  verb put stress on; utter with an accent

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• stress

  verb test the limits of

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• Lookup STRESS using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Synonyms

Words that sound like 'stress'

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