DEFALCATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DEFALCATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFALCATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFALCATE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFALCATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFALCATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEFALCATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFALCATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFALCATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formallegal
To steal or misuse money that one has been trusted to look after.
Trustees, treasurers and accountants are the people who defalcate, since only they have the funds in their care. The word is mainly found in law and finance, where it is more precise than embezzle in some contexts. An older meaning was to cut off or deduct a part.
How DEFALCATE is used
Formal and legal; the noun is defalcation.
- The treasurer was caught trying to defalcate from the club's funds.
- A clerk who would defalcate the accounts faced prison.
- He was charged with having been tempted to defalcate over many years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFALCATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFALCATE
2 longer words begin with DEFALCATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFALCATE
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Common questions about DEFALCATE
- Is DEFALCATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFALCATE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFALCATE worth?
- DEFALCATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFALCATE mean?
- To steal or misuse money that one has been trusted to look after.
- What letters can be added to DEFALCATE?
- DEFALCATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEFALCATE:
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