DEFORCIANTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEFORCIANTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DEFORCIANTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFORCIANTS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFORCIANTS
No single letter turns DEFORCIANTS into another word.
How DEFORCIANTS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEFORCIANTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFORCIANTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEFORCIANTS
- All 11 letters of DEFORCIANTS 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 DEFORCIANTS
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Common questions about DEFORCIANTS
- Is DEFORCIANTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEFORCIANTS is not in it.
- How many points is DEFORCIANTS worth?
- DEFORCIANTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFORCIANTS?
- No single letter can be added to DEFORCIANTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEFORCIANTS:
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