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Is DEFECTING a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DEFECTING 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.

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What does DEFECTING mean?

DEFECTING is a form of DEFECT.

  1. verbdesert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

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

FAQ

Is DEFECTING a Scrabble word?

DEFECTING 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 DEFECTING worth?

DEFECTING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DEFECTING mean?

Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.