DEFERENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEFERENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFERENT?
| 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 DEFERENT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFERENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deferentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFERENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEFERENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFERENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFERENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In old astronomy, the large circle around the earth along which the centre of a planet's smaller circle was thought to move.
In Ptolemy's model a planet rode on a small epicycle whose centre travelled along the deferent. The pair of circles explained why planets seem to move backward at times.
How DEFERENT is used
Historical term in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- The deferent carried the epicycle around the earth.
- Students drew a deferent and an epicycle on the board.
- Copernicus removed the need for a deferent for each planet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFERENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFERENT
3 longer words begin with DEFERENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFERENT
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Common questions about DEFERENT
- Is DEFERENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFERENT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFERENT worth?
- DEFERENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFERENT mean?
- In old astronomy, the large circle around the earth along which the centre of a planet's smaller circle was thought to move.
- What letters can be added to DEFERENT?
- DEFERENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEFERENT:
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