What does COMPRESSION mean?

Pronunciation
/kəmˈprɛʃən/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
21
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. an increase in the density of something
  2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together“the contraction of a gas on cooling”
  3. encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
  4. applying pressure

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

compressions18

Anagrams of COMPRESSION

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside COMPRESSION

734 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Word lists

Questions

Is COMPRESSION a valid word in word games?

COMPRESSION is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is COMPRESSION worth?

COMPRESSION is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 21 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from COMPRESSION?

734 other words, including IN, IS, ON and OR.