DEFEASIBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DEFEASIBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFEASIBLE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFEASIBLE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFEASIBLE
No single letter turns DEFEASIBLE into another word.
How DEFEASIBLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEFEASIBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFEASIBLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFEASIBLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legalformal
Capable of being annulled, revised or made void.
A defeasible claim or title holds only until something overturns it, such as a better argument or a failed condition. Philosophers also use it for conclusions that new evidence could withdraw.
How DEFEASIBLE is used
Defeasible is formal and mostly found in law and philosophy.
- The estate was defeasible if he left the country.
- Her title to the land was only defeasible.
- Defeasible reasoning allows for later correction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFEASIBLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFEASIBLE
1 longer words begin with DEFEASIBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFEASIBLE
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Common questions about DEFEASIBLE
- Is DEFEASIBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFEASIBLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFEASIBLE worth?
- DEFEASIBLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFEASIBLE mean?
- Capable of being annulled, revised or made void.
- What letters can be added to DEFEASIBLE?
- No single letter can be added to DEFEASIBLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEFEASIBLE:
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