Unscramble DEFOCUSES and you have 191 words, DEFOCUSES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is FOCUSSED, 14 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DEFOCUSES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 21 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 14 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with DEFOCUSES letters: FOCUSSED, 14 points.
FESCUE and FUCOSE share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFOCUSES. SCOUSE and SEDUCE are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from DEFOCUSES, FECES and FOCUS tie for first at 10 points. CODES, FEEDS and SEEDS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in DEFOCUSES, FUSC leads with 9 points, then DEFO and FEDS on 8. USED, DOES and CODE are the familiar ones.
46 3-letter words made with DEFOCUSES letters; 4 of them share the top score of 7. USE, SEE and DUE are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DEFOCUSES for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What DEFOCUSES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEFOCUSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFOCUSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 191) | 156 | 191 | 144 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
35 of the 191 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FOSSED, FOUDS, FUSC, SCUSED, SOUCED, COSED, DEFO, DOCUS, DOUCS, FOUD, SOUCES, CESSE and 23 more. 12 of the 191 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COUDES, DEF, SOCES, ECOS, FES, SUSED, ECO, FE, SOC, EDS, ESSE and SUS.
Each word below uses all the letters of DEFOCUSES and one more.