DEFECATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DEFECATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFECATE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFECATE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFECATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFECATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEFECATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFECATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFECATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To pass solid waste from the body.
Defecate is the clinical, neutral term found in medicine, biology and public-health notices, where blunter words would be out of place. Older texts also use defecate for clearing a liquid of impurities.
How DEFECATE is used
Used in medical, scientific and official contexts rather than in casual talk.
- Dogs are trained not to defecate indoors.
- The patient was unable to defecate without help.
- Signs asked owners not to let pets defecate on the lawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFECATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFECATE
2 longer words begin with DEFECATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFECATE
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Common questions about DEFECATE
- Is DEFECATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFECATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFECATE worth?
- DEFECATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFECATE mean?
- To pass solid waste from the body.
- What letters can be added to DEFECATE?
- DEFECATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEFECATE:
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