DEFINIENS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEFINIENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFINIENS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFINIENS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFINIENS
No single letter turns DEFINIENS into another word.
How DEFINIENS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEFINIENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFINIENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFINIENS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The word or phrase used to explain the meaning of another word in a definition.
In a dictionary entry the headword is the thing defined, and the definiens is the wording that defines it. Logicians use definiens in the same way for the expression that introduces a new symbol. Spotting the definiens helps check a definition does not just repeat the word.
How DEFINIENS is used
Definiens is a technical term used in lexicography and logic.
- The definiens must not contain the word being defined.
- In "bachelor: an unmarried man", the definiens is "an unmarried man".
- The editor rewrote the definiens to be clearer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFINIENS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFINIENS
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Common questions about DEFINIENS
- Is DEFINIENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFINIENS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFINIENS worth?
- DEFINIENS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFINIENS mean?
- The word or phrase used to explain the meaning of another word in a definition.
- What letters can be added to DEFINIENS?
- No single letter can be added to DEFINIENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEFINIENS:
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