Unscramble DEFUNCTS and you have 162 words, DEFUNCTS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DEFUNCTS split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 8 with 6, 34 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words in DEFUNCTS: DEFUNCT, for 13 points.
Among the 5-letter words from DEFUNCTS, SCUFT leads with 10 points, then FENDS and FEUDS on 9. FUNDS, CENTS and TUNES are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFUNCTS is FUSC, 9 points; DEFT and FEDS on 8 follow. USED, SEND and FUND are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with DEFUNCTS letters are led by DEF, FED and FUD, 7 points each. USE, SET and END are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DEFUNCTS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DEFUNCT (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEFUNCTS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFUNCTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 162) | 132 | 162 | 119 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 28 of them: DEFUNCTS, FUSTED, SCUFT, FUSC, FENTS, FENT, FUST, NEFS, TEFS, UNCES, CENS, NEF and 16 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: CENTU, DEF, ENUF, FEST, TENDUS, FES, TECS, TENDU, FE, TEC, EDS, EST and 3 more. Scrabble US skips 2 of them: CUNTS and CUNT.