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Unscramble defectively

Unscramble DEFECTIVELY to get 248 words. DEFECTIVELY itself is a real word: 23 points on a Scrabble board, 25 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DEFLECTIVE leads with 19 points. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From defectively

By length, the words from DEFECTIVELY split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 14 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.

11 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

10 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

DEFLECTIVE is the only one of the 10-letter words in DEFECTIVELY; it scores 19 points.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with DEFECTIVELY letters: DEFECTIVE, for 18 points.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

CLEVEITE and ELECTIVE are the top 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIVELY, 13 points each.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

Among the 7-letter words from DEFECTIVELY, FETIDLY leads with 14 points, then CLEFTED and CLIFTED on 13. ELECTED and DECEIVE are the familiar ones.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

CLIFTY and FLEECY are the top 6-letter words from DEFECTIVELY, 14 points each. DEVICE, DELETE and FLEECE will look familiar.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

Among the 5-letter words in DEFECTIVELY, DEIFY, EDIFY and FEYED tie for first at 12 points. FIELD, FILED and LIVED are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

FYCE scores highest among the 4-letter words made with DEFECTIVELY letters at 12 points, ahead of DEFY on 11 and FIVE on 10. CITY, LIFE and FILE are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIVELY tie at 9 points; none scores more. LET, YET and EYE will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with defectively

FY scores highest among the 2-letter words from DEFECTIVELY at 8 points, ahead of EF and FE on 5. IT is the one most people know.

DEFECTIVELY With One Letter Changed

Trade one tile of DEFECTIVELY for another and you can spell these 2 words:

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What the Best DEFECTIVELY Words Mean

DEFECTIVELY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

DEFECTIVELY 23 · 25
in a defective manner
FETIDLY 14 · 14
in a fetid manner
FLEECY 14 · 15
consisting of or resembling wool
CLEFTED 13 · 15
to insert a scion into the stock of a plant
CLEVEITE 13 · 16
a radioactive mineral
DECEIVE 13 · 15
to mislead by falsehood
DEFLECT 13 · 15
to turn aside
DEFTLY 13 · 13
in a deft manner

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

Yes. DEFECTIVELY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DEFECTIVELY itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 248)194247182

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLIFTY, CLIFTED, DELETIVE, FEYED, FLEECIE, CLEEVE, DEVILET, VEILY, YCLED, CETYL, CLEVE, FECIT and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EYELIFT, FELTY, YEETED, LEFTIE, DEVI, DEF, DIF, VID, EELED, FE, TEC and TE, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.

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