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Is DEFLECTING a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DEFLECTING 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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172110

What does DEFLECTING mean?

DEFLECTING is a form of DEFLECT.

  1. verbprevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  2. verbturn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
  3. verbturn aside and away from an initial or intended course

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

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Is DEFLECTING a Scrabble word?

DEFLECTING 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 DEFLECTING worth?

DEFLECTING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DEFLECTING mean?

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.