Unscramble defectives

Unscramble DEFECTIVES to get 222 words. DEFECTIVES itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. DEFECTIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.

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Possible Words From defectives

Words from DEFECTIVES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 10 with 7, 26 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 17 with 2.

10 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

9 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

There is a single one of the 9-letter words in DEFECTIVES: DEFECTIVE, 18 points.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

The best of the 8-letter words made with DEFECTIVES letters is DECEIVES, 14 points; EVICTEES on 13 follows.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

5 of 10 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIVES tie at 13 points; none scores more. DEVICES, DEFECTS and FESTIVE will look familiar.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

DEFECT and DEVICE share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from DEFECTIVES. VESTED, DEVISE and DECEIT are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

Among the 5-letter words in DEFECTIVES, FIVES and VICED tie for first at 11 points. FEEDS, CITED and EDITS are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

Among the 4-letter words made with DEFECTIVES letters, FIVE leads with 10 points, then CIVE and FICE on 9. FEED, FEET and FEES are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

7 of 53 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIVES tie at 7 points; none scores more. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with defectives

Of the 17 2-letter words from DEFECTIVES, 4 score 5 points, the group's best. IS and IT are the ones most people know.

DEFECTIVES With One Letter Changed

These 3 words have the length of DEFECTIVES, with one letter different:

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

Definitions for the Top DEFECTIVES Plays

Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DECEIVES (14 points) takes the top spot.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

DECEIVES 14 · 16
to mislead by falsehood
DECEIVE 13 · 15
to mislead by falsehood
DEFECTS 13 · 14
to desert an allegiance
DEVICES 13 · 15
something devised or constructed for a specific purpose
EVICTED 13 · 15
to expel by legal process
EVICTEES 13 · 15
one that is evicted
FESTIVE 13 · 14
of or befitting a festival
DEFECT 12 · 13
to desert an allegiance

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

Yes. DEFECTIVES 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*
DEFECTIVES itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 222)176221157

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

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 45 of them: DEIFEST, CIVES, DEEVES, FECIT, FEESED, STIVED, CIVE, DEEVE, DEEVS, FIDES, STIEVE, CIDES and 33 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: CISTED, DEVIS, DEVI, DIFS, VIDS, DEF, DIF, ETICS, FEST, VID, FES, SEV and 7 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.

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