DEFOAM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEFOAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFOAM?
| 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 DEFOAM is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFOAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
defoamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFOAM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEFOAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does DEFOAM mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove foam from a liquid or a mixture, or to stop it from forming.
Industrial plants often need to defoam liquids such as sewage, fermenting vats or paint, since a heavy froth can overflow tanks or block pumps. Chemical additives called antifoams are one way of doing this, and mechanical stirring or heating are others. The word is mainly technical and is rarely heard in everyday talk. The prefix undoes the foaming, just as it does in defrost.
How DEFOAM is used
Technical; used in industry, brewing and chemistry.
- The operator added a chemical to defoam the tank.
- Workers must defoam the vat before the next batch begins.
- A spray helped defoam the surface of the wastewater.
- Brewers sometimes defoam the wort to prevent it from boiling over.
- The machine will defoam the mixture in seconds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFOAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEFOAM
The 6 tiles of DEFOAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEFOAM
5 longer words begin with DEFOAM.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFOAM
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Common questions about DEFOAM
- Is DEFOAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFOAM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFOAM worth?
- DEFOAM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFOAM mean?
- To remove foam from a liquid or a mixture, or to stop it from forming.
- What letters can be added to DEFOAM?
- DEFOAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEFOAM:
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