DEFEMINIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. DEFEMINIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFEMINIZE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFEMINIZE is to know. It scores 25 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFEMINIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFEMINIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEFEMINIZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFEMINIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFEMINIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove or reduce feminine qualities in someone or something.
To defeminize can describe a change in style, wording or hormonal development that makes a person or product seem less feminine. In biology the verb is used for developmental processes that suppress female traits.
How DEFEMINIZE is used
Defeminize is a technical or critical term in biology, gender studies and design.
- The brand tried to defeminize its image.
- Hormones in early life may defeminize certain behaviours in rodents.
- Critics said the edit would defeminize the heroine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFEMINIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFEMINIZE
2 longer words begin with DEFEMINIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFEMINIZE
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Common questions about DEFEMINIZE
- Is DEFEMINIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFEMINIZE, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFEMINIZE worth?
- DEFEMINIZE is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFEMINIZE mean?
- To remove or reduce feminine qualities in someone or something.
- What letters can be added to DEFEMINIZE?
- DEFEMINIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEFEMINIZE:
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