DEFACE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEFACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFACE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFACE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFACE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFACE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEFACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does DEFACE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To spoil the surface or look of something, usually by scratching, marking or writing on it.
The act is deliberate, which separates it from damage that happens by accident. Vandals deface walls, monuments, posters and signs, and many places treat it as a criminal offence. The word can also be used for money and official papers, where marking them may make them invalid. Its sense of ruining an appearance comes from the Old French word for a face, so it once meant to wipe out a face or a feature.
How DEFACE is used
Common in news reports on vandalism and in legal wording.
- Someone came in the night to deface the statue.
- It is an offence to deface a public notice.
- The students were punished for trying to deface the school sign.
- Do not deface the library books with pen marks.
- Protesters chose to deface the poster rather than tear it down.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFACE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFACE
7 longer words begin with DEFACE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFACE
Common questions about DEFACE
- Is DEFACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFACE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFACE worth?
- DEFACE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFACE mean?
- To spoil the surface or look of something, usually by scratching, marking or writing on it.
- What letters can be added to DEFACE?
- DEFACE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEFACE:
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