DEF is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DEF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEF?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEF is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DEF scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does DEF mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slang
Excellent, an approving slang term that peaked in 1980s hip hop and one record label's branding.
Def is probably clipped from definitive or from definitely, and nobody has settled which. It belongs to the 1980s and to one record label in particular, and like most words of that decade it now dates a sentence more precisely than a photograph would.
How DEF is used
Before and after the noun. Dated slang.
- The second track is def and the rest is filler.
- A def rhyme in 1986 meant something specific.
- The word def dates a record within a few years.
- He still says def and knows how it sounds.
- Def was clipped from a longer word nobody agrees on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEF
The 3 tiles of DEF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEF
Showing 24 of 537 words that begin with DEF.
Words with DEF inside
Showing 24 of 97 words that contain DEF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DEF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEF
Common questions about DEF
- Is DEF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEF, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEF worth?
- DEF is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEF mean?
- Excellent, an approving slang term that peaked in 1980s hip hop and one record label's branding.
- What letters can be added to DEF?
- DEF takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DEF:
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