DEAF is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DEAF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEAF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEAF is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEAF
No single letter turns DEAF into another word.
How DEAF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DEAF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does DEAF mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lacking the ability to hear.
Deaf written with a capital letter refers to a cultural and linguistic community rather than to a medical condition, and the distinction is observed carefully in writing about it. The word is Old English.
How DEAF is used
Before and after the noun. Capitalised for the community.
- A deaf audience follows an interpreter and not the speaker.
- The word deaf is Old English.
- Capitalised, deaf names a community and a language.
- Deaf to every argument put to them.
- The medical and cultural uses of deaf are kept apart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEAF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEAF
The 4 tiles of DEAF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEAF
13 longer words begin with DEAF.
Words ending in DEAF
2 words end in DEAF. Useful as a back hook: play DEAF onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEAF inside
7 words contain DEAF in the middle. Words that start with DEAF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEAF
Common questions about DEAF
- Is DEAF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEAF, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEAF worth?
- DEAF is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEAF mean?
- Lacking the ability to hear.
- What letters can be added to DEAF?
- No single letter can be added to DEAF to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DEAF:
Open DEAF in the Word Finder