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Is depressor a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word depressor is a Scrabble US word. The word depressor is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is depressor a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word depressor is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word depressor is a Words With Friends word. The word depressor is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

DEPRESSOR,

8-letter words (3 found)

DEPOSERS,PEDREROS,REPOSERS,

7-letter words (21 found)

DEPOSER,DEPOSES,DEPRESS,DORPERS,DORSERS,DRESSER,PEDRERO,PRESSED,PRESSER,PRESSOR,PROSERS,REDRESS,REPOSED,REPOSER,REPOSES,REPRESS,REREDOS,SPEEDOS,SPERRED,SPERRES,SPERSED,

6-letter words (50 found)

DEPOSE,DERROS,DOPERS,DOREES,DORPER,DORSER,DORSES,DOSERS,DOSSER,DRERES,EPODES,EPOSES,ERODES,EROSES,ORDERS,PEDROS,PERSES,PORERS,POSERS,POSSED,POSSER,PRESES,PRORES,PROSED,PROSER,PROSES,REDOES,REPOSE,REPROS,REROSE,RESODS,ROPERS,ROSSER,SEDERS,SERRED,SERRES,SORDES,SOREES,SPEEDO,SPEEDS,SPEERS,SPERRE,SPERSE,SPODES,SPORED,SPORES,SPREDS,SPREED,SPREES,SPRODS,

5-letter words (87 found)

DEEPS,DEERS,DERES,DEROS,DERRO,DESSE,DOERS,DOPER,DOPES,DOREE,DORES,DORPS,DORRS,DORSE,DOSER,DOSES,DREER,DREES,DRERE,DRESS,DROPS,DROSS,EPODE,ERODE,EROSE,ERRED,ERSES,ORDER,PEDES,PEDRO,PEERS,PERES,PERSE,PESOS,PORED,PORER,PORES,POSED,POSER,POSES,POSSE,PREED,PREES,PRESE,PRESS,PRODS,PRORE,PROSE,PROSS,REDES,REDOS,REEDS,REPOS,REPRO,RESES,RESOD,RODES,ROPED,ROPER,ROPES,RORES,ROSED,ROSES,SEDER,SEDES,SEEDS,SEEPS,SEERS,SERED,SERER,SERES,SERRE,SERRS,SORDS,SORED,SOREE,SORER,SORES,SPEED,SPEER,SPEOS,SPODE,SPODS,SPORE,SPRED,SPREE,SPROD,

4-letter words (75 found)

DEEP,DEER,DEES,DEPS,DERE,DERO,DOER,DOES,DOPE,DOPS,DORE,DORP,DORR,DORS,DOSE,DOSS,DREE,DROP,DSOS,EPOS,ERED,ERES,EROS,ERRS,ESES,ESSE,ODES,OPED,OPES,ORDS,ORES,OSES,PEDS,PEED,PEER,PEES,PERE,PESO,PODS,PORE,POSE,POSS,PREE,PROD,PROS,REDE,REDO,REDS,REED,REES,REOS,REPO,REPS,RODE,RODS,ROED,ROES,ROPE,RORE,ROSE,SEED,SEEP,SEER,SEES,SEPS,SERE,SERR,SERS,SESE,SODS,SOPS,SORD,SORE,SPED,SPOD,

3-letter words (42 found)

DEE,DEP,DOE,DOP,DOR,DOS,DSO,EDS,ERE,ERR,ERS,ESS,ODE,ODS,OES,OPE,OPS,ORD,ORE,ORS,OSE,PED,PEE,PER,PES,POD,POS,PRE,PRO,RED,REE,REO,REP,RES,ROD,ROE,SED,SEE,SER,SOD,SOP,SOS,

2-letter words (15 found)

DE,DO,ED,EE,ER,ES,OD,OE,OP,OR,OS,PE,PO,RE,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 295 words from depressor according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of depressor

depressor

Etymology

From depress +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈpɹɛs.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈpɹɛs.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ)

Noun

depressor (plural depressors or (muscle) depressores)

  1. Anything that depresses:
    1. (anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
      Hyponyms: depressor anguli oris, depressor labii inferioris, depressor septi nasi, depressor supercilii, tongue depressor
      Antonym: levator
    2. (neuroanatomy, physiology) A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.
      Hyponym: vasodepressor
    3. An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.

Derived terms

  • depressor septi

Translations

References

  • “depressor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “depressor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From dēprimō (“I press down, weigh down frequently”) (supine dēpressum) +‎ -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈpres.sor/, [d̪eːˈprɛs̠ːɔr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈpres.sor/, [d̪eˈprɛsːor]

Noun

dēpressor m (genitive dēpressōris); third declension (Late Latin)

  1. that which presses down or depresses; depressor

Inflection

Third-declension noun.


Source: wiktionary.org