DEFEATIST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEFEATIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFEATIST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFEATIST is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFEATIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
defeatistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFEATIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEFEATIST, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFEATIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFEATIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who expects or too readily accepts failure.
A defeatist gives up before the contest is over, often saying that nothing can be done. Teams, leaders and campaigners hate to be surrounded by a defeatist. The word can also act as an adjective for such an attitude.
How DEFEATIST is used
Defeatist is usually a criticism, applied to a person or to talk.
- Don't be such a defeatist; we still have a chance.
- The coach refused to hire a defeatist as captain.
- A defeatist mood spread through the camp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFEATIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFEATIST
1 longer words begin with DEFEATIST.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFEATIST
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Common questions about DEFEATIST
- Is DEFEATIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFEATIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFEATIST worth?
- DEFEATIST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFEATIST mean?
- A person who expects or too readily accepts failure.
- What letters can be added to DEFEATIST?
- DEFEATIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEFEATIST:
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