STRESS — 6 letter word
stress
The word stress has 6 letters: S, T, R, E, S, S. It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note, especially with regard to stress or pitch".
6 letter word "stress": S T R E S S — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 6
Letter analysis of stress
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 3 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
1 vowels, 5 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of stress
noun
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note, especially with regard to stress or pitch "I put the stress on the wrong syllable and was misunderstood." Synonyms: emphasis
- (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense Synonyms: tension
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension "They took some time to regroup and clear their minds of the stresses and strains of life." Synonyms: strain
- special emphasis attached to something "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" Synonyms: focus
verb
- put stress on Synonyms: accent
- to stress, single out as important Synonyms: accent
- test the limits of Synonyms: strain
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