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Unscramble defections

Unscramble DEFECTIONS and you have 329 words, DEFECTIONS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From defections

By length, the words from DEFECTIONS split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 10 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.

10 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

9 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

DEFECTION scores highest among the 9-letter words in DEFECTIONS at 15 points, ahead of SECTIONED on 12.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

The 8-letter words made with DEFECTIONS letters are led by CONFIDES and INFECTED, 14 points each. INFESTED and SOFTENED are the familiar ones.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

CONFIDE and DEFECTS share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words from DEFECTIONS. SECTION, NOTICES and NOTICED are the ones most people know.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIONS, COIFED, DEFECT and FENCED tie for first at 12 points. SECOND, NOTICE and DEFINE are everyday picks.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

7 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIONS tie at 10 points; none scores more. OFTEN, CODES and FEEDS will look familiar.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

Of the 60 4-letter words from DEFECTIONS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. FIND, INFO and CODE are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

60 3-letter words in DEFECTIONS; 5 of them share the top score of 7. END, FEE and DIE are everyday picks.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with defections

Of the 31 2-letter words made with DEFECTIONS letters, 5 score 5 points, the group's best. IN, IS and ON are the ones most people know.

DEFECTIONS With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of DEFECTIONS but one, change that one, and you get:

More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 10-letter words

What the Best DEFECTIONS Words Mean

Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONFIDES and INFECTED (14 points each).

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

CONFIDES 14 · 16
to reveal in trust
INFECTED 14 · 16
to contaminate with disease-producing germs
CONFIDE 13 · 15
to reveal in trust
DEFECTS 13 · 14
to desert an allegiance
COIFED 12 · 13
to style the hair
CONFITS 12 · 14
meat cooked and preserved in its own fat
DEFECT 12 · 13
to desert an allegiance
FENCED 12 · 14
to practice the art of fencing

DEFECTIONS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEFECTIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DEFECTIONS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 329)255328240

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 73 of them: CONFEST, FENDIEST, DEIFEST, DEONTICS, SNIFTED, CONDIES, CONFS, COTISED, FECIT, FICOS, ICESTONE, INCEDES and 61 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: INFEEDS, INFEED, CISTED, DIFS, DEF, DIF, FEST, FES, ECO, FE, SOC, TEC and 3 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.

One Extra Tile and DEFECTIONS Grows

With one more tile, the letters of DEFECTIONS spell the words below.

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