Unscramble deficient

175 words come out when you unscramble DEFICIENT, starting with DEFICIENT itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

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

Possible Words From deficient

Words from DEFICIENT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 8 with 7, 19 with 6, 25 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 16 with 2.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with deficient

8 Letter Words You Can Make with deficient

FETICIDE and INFECTED share the top score of 14 among the 8-letter words made with DEFICIENT letters. DEFINITE is the one most people know.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with deficient

Among the 7-letter words in DEFICIENT, DEFICIT and EDIFICE tie for first at 13 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with deficient

DEFECT, DEIFIC and FENCED are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFICIENT, 12 points each. DEFINE, DECENT and FINITE will look familiar.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with deficient

The 5-letter words from DEFICIENT are led by FECIT, FENCE and FICIN, 10 points each. CITED, INDIE and FINED are the familiar ones.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with deficient

The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFICIENT is FICE, 9 points; DEFI and DEFT on 8 follow. FIND, NEED and TEEN are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with deficient

Of the 41 3-letter words from DEFICIENT, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. END, NET and FEE are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with deficient

16 2-letter words in DEFICIENT; 4 of them share the top score of 5. IN and IT are everyday picks.

Change One Tile in DEFICIENT

Trade one tile of DEFICIENT for another and you can spell these 6 words:

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What the Best DEFICIENT Words Mean

Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FETICIDE and INFECTED (14 points each) share the top spot.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

FETICIDE 14 · 15
the killing of a fetus
INFECTED 14 · 16
to contaminate with disease-producing germs
DEFICIT 13 · 14
a shortage
EDIFICE 13 · 14
a building
DEFECT 12 · 13
to desert an allegiance
DEFINITE 12 · 13
something that is known for certain
DEIFIC 12 · 13
pertaining to or characteristic of a god
FENCED 12 · 14
to practice the art of fencing

Is DEFICIENT Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

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

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DEFICIENT itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 175)131174122

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

43 of the 175 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INFICETE, FECIT, INCEDE, DEIF, DIETINE, DINIC, FIENT, TICED, CIDE, CTENE, DICT, EIDENT and 31 more. 9 of the 175 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INFEED, DEF, DIF, IDENT, DENI, FE, TEC, TEIN and TE. 1 of the 175 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.

Add a Letter to DEFICIENT

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

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