DEFOCUSING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DEFOCUSING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
d2e1f4o1c3u1s1i1n1g2
PlayableDEFOCUSING · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DEFOCUSING?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful DEFOCUSING is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFOCUSING
No single letter turns DEFOCUSING into another word.
How DEFOCUSING scores
Scrabble d2e1f4o1c3u1s1i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends d2e1f4o1c4u2s1i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEFOCUSING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFOCUSING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEFOCUSING
- All 10 letters of DEFOCUSING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DEFOCUSING
confides14 confused14 focusing14 defusing13 feudings13 fungoids13 codesign12 cognised12 cosigned12 seducing12 doucines11 confide13 defocus13 focused13 fucoids13 confuse12 feuding12 fungoed12 fungoid12 codings11 coigned11 deucing11 educing11 fondues11 fundies11 fungoes11 infused11 scouged11 scunged11 codeins10 cognise10 coignes10 condies10 congius10 cueings10 cundies10 doucine10 incudes10 incused10 induces10
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Common questions about DEFOCUSING
- Is DEFOCUSING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFOCUSING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFOCUSING worth?
- DEFOCUSING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFOCUSING?
- No single letter can be added to DEFOCUSING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEFOCUSING:
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