Unscramble defiantly

Unscramble DEFIANTLY to get 272 words. DEFIANTLY itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FETIDLY leads with 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.

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

Possible Words From defiantly

By length, the words from DEFIANTLY split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 50 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with defiantly

8 Letter Words You Can Make with defiantly

INFLATED is the only one of the 8-letter words in DEFIANTLY; it scores 12 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with defiantly

Among the 7-letter words made with DEFIANTLY letters, FETIDLY leads with 14 points, then FAINTLY on 13 and DEFIANT on 11. INFLATE is the familiar one.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with defiantly

50 6-letter words from DEFIANTLY; 7 of them share the top score of 13. DETAIL, FAILED and DENTAL are everyday picks.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with defiantly

4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFIANTLY tie at 12 points; none scores more. FIELD, DAILY and FINAL will look familiar.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with defiantly

DEFY and FADY share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words made with DEFIANTLY letters. FIND, LIFE and FILE are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with defiantly

Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFIANTLY, FAY, FEY and FLY tie for first at 9 points. ANY, DAY and END are everyday picks.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with defiantly

FY scores highest among the 2-letter words from DEFIANTLY at 8 points, ahead of AY and EF on 5. IN, IT and AT are the ones most people know.

DEFIANTLY With One Letter Changed

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

More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LY · all 9-letter words

Meanings of the Strongest DEFIANTLY Answers

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

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

DEFIANTLY 16 · 17
in a defiant manner
FETIDLY 14 · 14
in a fetid manner
DAFTLY 13 · 13
in a daft manner
DEAFLY 13 · 13
in a deaf manner
DEFTLY 13 · 13
in a deft manner
FAINTLY 13 · 14
in a faint manner
FLAYED 13 · 13
to strip off the skin of
FLYTED 13 · 13
to flite

Is DEFIANTLY Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes. DEFIANTLY 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*
DEFIANTLY itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 272)212270201

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

58 of the 272 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FAYNED, LADIFY, FAINLY, FAINTY, FENDY, LENIFY, NAIFLY, FADY, FAYNE, DAFTIE, EYLIAD, FAINED and 46 more. 11 of the 272 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FELTY, FADEIN, LAYIN, DEF, DIF, LINTED, NIDATE, FE, DAN, DA and TE. 2 of the 272 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF and FI.

One Extra Tile and DEFIANTLY Grows

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

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