DEFLAGRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DEFLAGRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFLAGRATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFLAGRATE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFLAGRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFLAGRATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEFLAGRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFLAGRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFLAGRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To burn rapidly and fiercely, with flame and a crackling sound but without a true explosion.
Deflagrate is the chemist's word for combustion that sweeps through material below the speed of sound. That is what separates it from detonation, where the blast front travels faster.
How DEFLAGRATE is used
Used in chemistry, engineering and safety reports about fires, powders and fuels.
- The powder will deflagrate if a spark reaches it.
- Some salts deflagrate with a crackle when heated.
- Investigators found that the dust had begun to deflagrate near the furnace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFLAGRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFLAGRATE
2 longer words begin with DEFLAGRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFLAGRATE
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Common questions about DEFLAGRATE
- Is DEFLAGRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFLAGRATE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFLAGRATE worth?
- DEFLAGRATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFLAGRATE mean?
- To burn rapidly and fiercely, with flame and a crackling sound but without a true explosion.
- What letters can be added to DEFLAGRATE?
- DEFLAGRATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEFLAGRATE:
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