Scrabble Word Finder

DEFICIENTS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. DEFICIENTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

d2e1f4i1c3i1e1n1t1s1
PlayableDEFICIENTS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept DEFICIENTS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.6
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.6%

Our own measure of how useful DEFICIENTS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DEFICIENTS

No single letter turns DEFICIENTS into another word.

How DEFICIENTS scores

Scrabble d2e1f4i1c3i1e1n1t1s1 16
Words with Friends d2e1f4i1c4i1e1n2t1s1 18

Face value of the 10 tiles in DEFICIENTS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
d14
e212
f12
i29
c12
n16
t16
s14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFICIENTS has to be built on the board across turns.

Shorter words from the letters in DEFICIENTS

deficient15 disinfect15 feticides15 definites13 indictees12 deficits14 edifices14 feticide14 infected14 inficete13 definite12 fendiest12 infested12 eidetics11 indictee11 niceties10 dietines9 defects13 deficit13 edifice13 infects12 defines11 deifest11 deifies11 edifies11 feinted11 fideist11 infeeds11 snifted11 deceits10 deistic10 descent10 diciest10 eidetic10 enticed10 finites10 identic10 incedes10 incised10 incited10

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Common questions about DEFICIENTS

Is DEFICIENTS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFICIENTS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DEFICIENTS worth?
DEFICIENTS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DEFICIENTS?
No single letter can be added to DEFICIENTS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEFICIENTS:

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