depression
Depression can refer to a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity, a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment, or a sunken or depressed geological formation.
Length
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
DE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEPRESSION” Mean?
/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/
depression has 9 documented senses across noun.
Noun
9 sensesa mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
Synonyms
a sunken or depressed geological formation
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
“a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow”
Synonyms
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Show 3 more noun definitions
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
“he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud”
Synonyms
angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
pushing down
“depression of the space bar on the typewriter”
Synonyms for DEPRESSION
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
Length
10 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
D, E, P, R, E, S, S, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DEPRESSION has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEPRESSION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEPRESSION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEPRESSION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
DE, EP, PR, RE, ES, SS, SI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DEP, EPR, PRE, RES, ESS, SSI, SIO, ION
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