DEFEMINISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEFEMINISES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DEFEMINISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFEMINISES is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFEMINISES
No single letter turns DEFEMINISES into another word.
How DEFEMINISES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEFEMINISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFEMINISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFEMINISES mean in Scrabble?
DEFEMINISES is the present-tense form of DEFEMINISE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFEMINISES
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Common questions about DEFEMINISES
- Is DEFEMINISES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFEMINISES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFEMINISES worth?
- DEFEMINISES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFEMINISES?
- No single letter can be added to DEFEMINISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEFEMINISES:
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