Possible Words From defect
By length, the words from DEFECT split into 1 with 6 letters, 1 with 5, 8 with 4, 11 with 3 and 7 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with defect
5 Letter Words You Can Make with defect
Just 1 of the 5-letter words in DEFECT: FETED, for 9 points.
DEFECT With One Letter Changed
Trade one tile of DEFECT for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- C A gives DEFEAT · unscramble defeat
- F I gives DECEIT · words from deceit
- F H gives ETCHED · unscramble etched
- D F gives EFFECT · unscramble effect
- T N gives FENCED · words from fenced
- F N gives DECENT · unscramble decent
More 6-letter words: starting with DE · ending in CT · all 6-letter words
What the Best DEFECT Words Mean
The meaning of DEFECT, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DEFECT 12 · 13
- to desert an allegiance
- FETED 9 · 9
- to honor with a celebration
- DEFT 8 · 8
- having skill
- FEED 8 · 8
- to pay a fixed charge to
- CEDE 7 · 8
- to yield
- FED 7 · 7
- a federal agent
- FEET 7 · 7
- the terminal part of the leg on which the body stands and moves
- FETE 7 · 7
- to honor with a celebration
Is DEFECT Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes. DEFECT is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFECT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 28) | 26 | 28 | 24 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
2 of the 28 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TEF and EE. 2 of the 28 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TEC and TE.
Longer Words Built on DEFECT
Each word below uses all the letters of DEFECT and one more.