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Is DEFECT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DEFECT is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
12136

What does DEFECT mean?

  1. nounan imperfection in a bodily system
  2. nouna failing or deficiency
  3. nounan imperfection in an object or machine

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for DEFECT

Add a letter to make a new word: DEFECTS.

Words inside DEFECT

See all 23 words you can make from DEFECT

Similar word lists

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up DEFECT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is DEFECT a Scrabble word?

DEFECT is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is DEFECT worth?

DEFECT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DEFECT mean?

An imperfection in a bodily system.