DEFILE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEFILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFILE?
| 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 DEFILE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFILE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFILE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEFILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does DEFILE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something dirty, impure or unfit by contact with something foul or disrespectful.
Defile is most often met in religious and moral writing, where a holy place or a good name is said to be spoiled by careless or wicked behaviour. A separate noun spelled the same way names a narrow pass between hills where soldiers could only march in single file, and the two meanings share a French origin tied to marching in a line. The verb carries a heavier tone than simply dirtying something.
How DEFILE is used
Formal or literary in tone; the narrow-pass noun is a different word and is used mainly in geography and military history.
- Litter was left behind to defile the quiet shrine.
- He refused to defile the memory of his teacher with gossip.
- The spill threatened to defile the whole clean stream.
- No one dared defile the sacred ground with muddy boots.
- Rumours can defile a reputation in a single afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFILE
6 longer words begin with DEFILE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFILE
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Common questions about DEFILE
- Is DEFILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFILE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFILE worth?
- DEFILE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFILE mean?
- To make something dirty, impure or unfit by contact with something foul or disrespectful.
- What letters can be added to DEFILE?
- DEFILE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEFILE:
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