DEFEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEFEAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFEAT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFEAT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFEAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
defeatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFEAT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEFEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does DEFEAT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To beat an opponent or overcome a challenge so that they cannot succeed.
Defeat is used for contests of every size, from a chess game to a war, and it can also mean to frustrate a plan or an effort. The word came into English through Old French and goes back to a Latin root meaning to undo. As a noun it names the loss itself, which is why the verb and the noun are often paired in headlines about elections and matches.
How DEFEAT is used
Common in sport, politics and military writing, and also in the figurative sense of foiling a purpose.
- The home side managed to defeat the champions in extra time.
- Rising costs could defeat the whole purpose of the scheme.
- Nothing seemed able to defeat her stubborn good humour.
- They hoped to defeat the motion before the vote closed.
- To defeat the lock, he tried every key on the ring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFEAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEFEAT
The 6 tiles of DEFEAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEFEAT
14 longer words begin with DEFEAT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFEAT
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Common questions about DEFEAT
- Is DEFEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFEAT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFEAT worth?
- DEFEAT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFEAT mean?
- To beat an opponent or overcome a challenge so that they cannot succeed.
- What letters can be added to DEFEAT?
- DEFEAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEFEAT:
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