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Is DEFLECTS a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DEFLECTS 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
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What does DEFLECTS mean?

DEFLECTS 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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Words inside DEFLECTS

See all 111 words you can make from DEFLECTS

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

FAQ

Is DEFLECTS a Scrabble word?

DEFLECTS 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 DEFLECTS worth?

DEFLECTS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DEFLECTS mean?

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.