Possible Words From deflect
By length, the words from DEFLECT split into 2 with 7 letters, 2 with 6, 7 with 5, 24 with 4, 21 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with deflect
2 words · top score 13 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
The 7-letter words made with DEFLECT letters are 2: DEFLECT itself and 1 anagram, CLEFTED. Each scores 13 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with deflect
2 words · top score 12 · everyday: DEFECT
The best of the 6-letter words in DEFLECT is DEFECT, 12 points; FELTED on 10 follows.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with deflect
7 words · top score 10 · everyday: FLEET, ELECT, DELFT
Among the 5-letter words from DEFLECT, CLEFT leads with 10 points, then DELFT and ELFED on 9. FLEET and ELECT are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with deflect
24 words · top score 9 · everyday: LEFT, FEEL, FEED
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFLECT is CLEF, 9 points; DEFT and DELF on 8 follow. LEFT, FEEL and FEED are everyday picks.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with deflect
21 words · top score 7 · everyday: LET, FEE, LED
DEF and FED share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFLECT. LET, FEE and LED are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with deflect
8 words · top score 5
Among the 2-letter words from DEFLECT, EF and FE tie for first at 5 points.
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Neighbor Words of DEFLECT
Keep every letter of DEFLECT but one, change that one, and you get:
- L H gives FETCHED · unscramble fetched
- D R gives REFLECT · unscramble reflect
- L S gives DEFECTS · words from defects
- C A gives DEFLATE · words from deflate
- T K gives FLECKED · words from flecked
- F E gives ELECTED · words from elected
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in CT · all 7-letter words
What the Best DEFLECT Words Mean
The meaning of DEFLECT, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DEFLECT 13 · 15
- to turn aside
- CLEFTED 13 · 15
- to insert a scion into the stock of a plant
- DEFECT 12 · 13
- to desert an allegiance
- CLEFT 10 · 12
- to split or divide
- FELTED 10 · 11
- to mat together
- CLEF 9 · 11
- a musical symbol
- DELFT 9 · 10
- an earthenware
- FETED 9 · 9
- to honor with a celebration
Is DEFLECT Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
DEFLECT works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFLECT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 64) | 57 | 64 | 55 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ELFED, LEFTE, TEF, LEED, TELD, ELT and EE, 7 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TEC and TE, 2 in all.
64 words come out when you unscramble DEFLECT, starting with DEFLECT itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: CLEFTED. Of the shorter words, DEFECT leads with 12 points. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of DEFLECT at once for 63 in Scrabble (13 + 50) or 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).
Add a Letter to DEFLECT
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