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Is DEFERENCE a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list DEFERENCE 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 points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 17 | 9 |
What does DEFERENCE mean?
- nouna courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
- nouncourteous regard for people's feelings
- nouna disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
Definitions from WordNet.
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Words inside DEFERENCE
- NEED5
- END4
- FREE7
- RED4
- FEED8
- DEFENCE13
- FED7
- FEE6
- FENCE10
- DEER5
- REED5
- REF6
- DEN4
- DECREE9
- FREED9
- REEF7
- DEE4
- CREED8
- NERD5
- REC5
- FEEDER10
- FENDER10
- FERN7
- FENCED12
- DEFER9
- FEND8
- NEE3
- FER6
- ERE3
- CEE5
- CEDE7
- ENDER6
- FEN6
- REE3
- RECEDE9
- DENE5
- DERE5
- FENCER11
- REND5
- REDE5
- ERN3
- ERNE4
- CERE6
- DREE5
- REEFED10
- FERE7
- CEDER8
- REFEED10
- REFENCED14
- REFENCE12
- DECERN9
- REFED9
- CERED8
- NEEDER7
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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 DEFERENCE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is DEFERENCE a Scrabble word?
DEFERENCE 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 DEFERENCE worth?
DEFERENCE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does DEFERENCE mean?
A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard.