Possible Words From deftly
Counting the words from DEFTLY by length: 2 with 6 letters, 5 with 5, 16 with 4, 21 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with deftly
2 words · top score 13
2 6-letter words in DEFTLY use every letter: DEFTLY and its 1 anagram FLYTED, all with 13 points.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with deftly
5 words · top score 11 · everyday: LEFTY, DELFT
FELTY, FLYTE and LEFTY share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words made with DEFTLY letters. DELFT is the one most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with deftly
16 words · top score 11 · everyday: LEFT, FELT, FLED
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFTLY, DEFY leads with 11 points, then FLEY and FYLE on 10. LEFT, FELT and FLED are the familiar ones.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with deftly
21 words · top score 9 · everyday: LET, YET, LED
Among the 3-letter words from DEFTLY, FEY and FLY tie for first at 9 points. LET, YET and LED are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with deftly
9 words · top score 8
Among the 2-letter words from DEFTLY, FY leads with 8 points, then EF and FE on 5.
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Neighbor Words of DEFTLY
Keep every letter of DEFTLY but one, change that one, and you get:
- Y I gives LIFTED · words from lifted
- Y U gives FLUTED · words from fluted
- T A gives FLAYED · words from flayed
- D A gives FEALTY · words from fealty
- T F gives DEFFLY · unscramble deffly
- T G gives FLEDGY · unscramble fledgy
More 6-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LY · all 6-letter words
Add two letters to DEFTLY:
- DEFTLY + I + I · words from fidelity
Meanings of the Strongest DEFTLY Answers
DEFTLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- DEFTLY 13 · 13
- in a deft manner
- FLYTED 13 · 13
- to flite
- DEFY 11 · 10
- to resist openly and boldly
- FELTY 11 · 11
- resembling a cloth made from wool
- FLYTE 11 · 11
- to flite
- LEFTY 11 · 11
- a left-handed person
- FLEY 10 · 10
- to frighten
- DELFT 9 · 10
- an earthenware
DEFTLY in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEFTLY, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFTLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 53) | 42 | 53 | 40 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 11 of them: FYLE, LYTED, FY, TEDY, TYDE, TYED, LYTE, YELT, TEF, TELD and ELT. Words With Friends* skips 2 of them: FELTY and TE.
Unscramble DEFTLY to get 53 words. DEFTLY itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 13 in Words With Friends. DEFTLY has 1 anagram here, FLYTED, scoring 13 like DEFTLY itself. The 6 letters split into 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
Add a Letter to DEFTLY
With one more tile, the letters of DEFTLY spell the words below.