DEFACINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEFACINGLY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DEFACINGLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFACINGLY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFACINGLY
No single letter turns DEFACINGLY into another word.
How DEFACINGLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEFACINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFACINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEFACINGLY
- All 10 letters of DEFACINGLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DEFACINGLY
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Common questions about DEFACINGLY
- Is DEFACINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEFACINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is DEFACINGLY worth?
- DEFACINGLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFACINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to DEFACINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEFACINGLY:
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