DEFERRED is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEFERRED 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 DEFERRED?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFERRED is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFERRED
No single letter turns DEFERRED into another word.
How DEFERRED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEFERRED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFERRED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEFERRED
- DEFERRED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEFERRED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Put off until a later time, as a payment or a decision.
Money matters use this word often, as in a deferred bonus that is paid only after some years. It also appears when a judge holds back a sentence or a student postpones a place at university.
How DEFERRED is used
Common in finance, law and education, normally before a noun such as payment, sentence or entry.
- She accepted a deferred payment plan.
- The deferred sentence depended on good behaviour.
- His deferred admission began the next autumn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFERRED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFERRED
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Common questions about DEFERRED
- Is DEFERRED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFERRED, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFERRED worth?
- DEFERRED is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFERRED mean?
- Put off until a later time, as a payment or a decision.
- What letters can be added to DEFERRED?
- No single letter can be added to DEFERRED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEFERRED:
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