DEFORCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEFORCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFORCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFORCE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFORCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFORCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEFORCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 315,806.
What does DEFORCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
legal
To withhold property, especially land, wrongfully or by force from its rightful owner.
Deforce is an old legal term for keeping what belongs to someone else. It once also meant resisting an officer of the law by force.
How DEFORCE is used
Deforce is archaic legal language, found in historical statutes and cases.
- The tenant tried to deforce the owner of the farm.
- A man who would deforce an heir broke the law.
- Old records say he did deforce the manor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFORCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFORCE
6 longer words begin with DEFORCE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFORCE
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Common questions about DEFORCE
- Is DEFORCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFORCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFORCE worth?
- DEFORCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFORCE mean?
- To withhold property, especially land, wrongfully or by force from its rightful owner.
- What letters can be added to DEFORCE?
- DEFORCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEFORCE:
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