DEFRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEFRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFRAY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFRAY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
defraysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFRAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEFRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does DEFRAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To provide the money to pay for a cost or expense.
Defray is the formal word for covering a bill, and it nearly always takes expenses, costs or charges as its object. A grant, a fee or a donation may be used to defray the price of travel, repairs or a ceremony. The word came into English from old French, where it referred to paying the cost of something, and it is related to the idea of settling a debt rather than simply spending.
How DEFRAY is used
Formal; typical of official notices, charity appeals and business writing.
- The grant will help defray the cost of the new roof.
- A small fee is charged to defray administrative expenses.
- Donations defray the travel costs of the volunteers.
- The club sold tickets to defray the price of the hall.
- Her employer offered to defray moving expenses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEFRAY
The 6 tiles of DEFRAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEFRAY
10 longer words begin with DEFRAY.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFRAY
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Common questions about DEFRAY
- Is DEFRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFRAY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFRAY worth?
- DEFRAY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFRAY mean?
- To provide the money to pay for a cost or expense.
- What letters can be added to DEFRAY?
- DEFRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEFRAY:
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