DEFORCEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. DEFORCEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFORCEMENT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFORCEMENT is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFORCEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deforcementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFORCEMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEFORCEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFORCEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEFORCEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The wrongful keeping of land or property from its rightful owner, especially by force.
Deforcement is an old term of English law for holding on to something that another person has a better right to. Early law distinguished it from simply taking the land in the first place. Today it is mostly of interest to legal historians.
How DEFORCEMENT is used
A legal and historical term, rare in modern use.
- The claim of deforcement was brought against the neighbouring lord.
- Medieval courts heard many cases of deforcement over farmland.
- Resisting an officer was once treated as a kind of deforcement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFORCEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFORCEMENT
1 longer words begin with DEFORCEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFORCEMENT
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Common questions about DEFORCEMENT
- Is DEFORCEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFORCEMENT, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFORCEMENT worth?
- DEFORCEMENT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFORCEMENT mean?
- The wrongful keeping of land or property from its rightful owner, especially by force.
- What letters can be added to DEFORCEMENT?
- DEFORCEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEFORCEMENT:
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