Yes, stress is in the scrabble dictionary
...and is worth 6 points by itself.
stress
noun
1. A mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression.
2. A state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain: "He presided over the economy during the period of its greatest stress and danger” ( Robert J. Samuelson).
3. A stimulus or circumstance causing such a condition.
4. A syllable having strong relative emphasis in a metrical pattern.
5. Accent or a mark representing such emphasis or force.
phrasal-verb
1. Stress out Informal To subject to or undergo extreme stress, as from working too much.
verb
1. To subject to physical or psychological stress .
2. To subject to phonetic stress .
3. To lay stress on .
4. To feel stress .
verb-transitive
1. To construct so as to withstand a specified stress.
2. To give prominence to (a syllable or word) in pronouncing or in accordance with a metrical pattern.
3. To place emphasis on: stressed basic fire safety.
4. To subject to mechanical pressure or force.
5. To subject to physical or mental pressure, tension, or strain.
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stress | 6 |
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2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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es | 2 |
et | 2 |
te | 2 |
re | 2 |
er | 2 |
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ers | 3 |
ess | 3 |
est | 3 |
tes | 3 |
res | 3 |
ret | 3 |
ser | 3 |
set | 3 |
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rest | 4 |
sets | 4 |
sers | 4 |
rets | 4 |
ests | 4 |
erst | 4 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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rests | 5 |
tress | 5 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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stress | 6 |