Unscramble deficiently

Unscramble DEFICIENTLY and you have 314 words, DEFICIENTLY itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From deficiently

Words from DEFICIENTLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 19 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.

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Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.

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11 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

10 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

DEFINITELY is the only one of the 10-letter words in DEFICIENTLY; it scores 17 points.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

The 9-letter words made with DEFICIENTLY letters come to 3, each scoring 15 points. DEFICIENT and INFLICTED are the familiar ones.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

CITYFIED tops the 8-letter words from DEFICIENTLY at 17 points; next come FELICITY on 16 and FIDELITY on 15. IDENTIFY, INFECTED and DEFINITE will look familiar.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFICIENTLY, FETIDLY leads with 14 points, then CLEFTED and CLIFTED on 13. DECLINE, DEFICIT and INFLICT are the familiar ones.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

CITIFY, CLIFTY and FLEECY share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words made with DEFICIENTLY letters. CLIENT, DEFINE and DECENT are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFICIENTLY, the top score is 12, reached by 4. FIELD, FILED and YIELD are the familiar ones.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

The best of the 4-letter words from DEFICIENTLY is FYCE, 12 points; DEFY on 11 and FLEY on 10 follow. FIND, CITY and LIFE are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

FEY and FLY share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words in DEFICIENTLY. END, LET and YET are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with deficiently

FY tops the 2-letter words made with DEFICIENTLY letters at 8 points; next come EF and FE on 5. IN and IT will look familiar.

Change One Tile in DEFICIENTLY

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

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Definitions for the Top DEFICIENTLY Plays

What DEFICIENTLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

DEFICIENTLY 20 · 22
in a deficient manner
CITYFIED 17 · 17
having the customs and manners of city people
DEFINITELY 17 · 18
in a definite manner
FELICITY 16 · 17
the quality of being happy
FIDELITY 15 · 15
the state of being loyal
IDENTIFY 15 · 15
to establish the identity of
INFLECTED 15 · 18
to bend
INFLICTED 15 · 18
to cause to be endured

Is DEFICIENTLY Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

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

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DEFICIENTLY itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 314)244313236

* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLIFTY, CLIFTED, INFICETE, FEDELINI, FENDY, FEYED, LENIFIED, LENIFY, DYELINE, ENFILED, YCLED, CETYL and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ICEFIELD, EYELIFT, FELTY, INFEED, LEFTIE, TIDELINE, TIYIN, LINTED, TEC and TE, 10 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: FI. Not in Scrabble US: DI.

One Extra Tile and DEFICIENTLY Grows

This word takes every letter of DEFICIENTLY plus a single extra one.

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