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Is DEFECTIVE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DEFECTIVE 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
18209

What does DEFECTIVE mean?

  1. adjectivehaving a defect
  2. adjectivemarkedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
  3. adjectivenot working properly

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Hooks for DEFECTIVE

Add a letter to make a new word: DEFECTIVES.

Words inside DEFECTIVE

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

FAQ

Is DEFECTIVE a Scrabble word?

DEFECTIVE 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 DEFECTIVE worth?

DEFECTIVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DEFECTIVE mean?

Having a defect.