218 words come out when you unscramble DEFERENCES, starting with DEFERENCES itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DEFERENCES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 19 with 7, 42 with 6, 51 with 5, 54 with 4, 33 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in DEFERENCES: DEFERENCE, for 15 points.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFERENCES is DEFENCE, 13 points; FENCERS and REFENCE on 12 follow. DEFENSE, FEEDERS and DECREES are everyday picks.
FENCED tops the 6-letter words from DEFERENCES at 12 points; next come FENCER and FENCES on 11. SCREEN, SENDER and FENDER will look familiar.
The 5-letter words in DEFERENCES are led by FECES and FENCE, 10 points each. NEEDS, FEEDS and SCENE are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with DEFERENCES letters, FEDS, FEED and FEND tie for first at 8 points. FREE, NEED and SEND are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of DEFERENCES, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DEFENCES and REFENCED (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEFERENCES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFERENCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 218) | 162 | 218 | 155 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENFREED, RECENSED, CREESED, ENFREES, FEERED, FEESED, SCERNED, CENDRE, CERNED, ENFREE, RECENSE, SCENED and 44 more, 56 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CREDS, CRED, DEF, FES, FE, EDS and ESNE, 7 in all.