Possible Words From defects
Words from DEFECTS by length: 1 with 7 letters, 1 with 6, 9 with 5, 22 with 4, 20 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with defects
1 word · top score 13 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: DEFECTS
- defects13
6 Letter Words You Can Make with defects
1 word · top score 12 · everyday: DEFECT
Just 1 of the 6-letter words in DEFECTS: DEFECT, for 12 points.
- defect12
5 Letter Words You Can Make with defects
9 words · top score 10 · everyday: FEEDS, STEED, FECES
FECES tops the 5-letter words made with DEFECTS letters at 10 points; next come FEEDS and FETED on 9. STEED will look familiar.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with defects
22 words · top score 8 · everyday: FEED, FEET, FEES
DEFT, FEDS and FEED share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTS. FEET, FEES and SEED are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with defects
20 words · top score 7 · everyday: SEE, SET, FEE
Among the 3-letter words from DEFECTS, DEF and FED tie for first at 7 points. SEE, SET and FEE are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with defects
9 words · top score 5
EF and FE are the top 2-letter words made with DEFECTS letters, 5 points each.
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DEFECTS With One Letter Changed
Trade one tile of DEFECTS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- S H gives FETCHED · unscramble fetched
- S L gives DEFLECT · unscramble deflect
- F R gives CRESTED · unscramble crested
- F N gives DESCENT · unscramble descent
- D F gives EFFECTS · words from effects
- F J gives DEJECTS · words from dejects
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 7-letter words
Definitions for the Top DEFECTS Plays
What DEFECTS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DEFECTS 13 · 14
- to desert an allegiance
- DEFECT 12 · 13
- to desert an allegiance
- FECES 10 · 11
- bodily waste discharged through the anus
- FEEDS 9 · 9
- to give food to
- FETED 9 · 9
- to honor with a celebration
- CEDES 8 · 9
- to yield
- DEFT 8 · 8
- having skill
- FEDS 8 · 8
- a federal agent
DEFECTS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEFECTS, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFECTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 62) | 55 | 62 | 48 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
7 of the 62 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TEFS, STEDE, TEF, STED, SED, EE and ST. 7 of the 62 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FES, TECS, TEC, EDS, EST, TES and TE.
Unscramble DEFECTS and you have 62 words, DEFECTS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of DEFECTS at once for 63 in Scrabble (13 + 50) or 49 in Words With Friends (14 + 35).
Longer Words Built on DEFECTS
This word takes every letter of DEFECTS plus a single extra one.