DEFT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DEFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFT is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFT
No single letter turns DEFT into another word.
How DEFT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DEFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does DEFT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Neatly skilful and quick in movement.
Deft and daft are the same word split by a vowel, and both once meant gentle or meek. One kept the skill and the other took the foolishness.
How DEFT is used
Before and after the noun. Comparative defter.
- A deft repair that nobody noticed afterwards.
- The word deft and the word daft were once the same.
- Deft fingers and no patience whatever.
- Deft kept the skill and the other form took the foolishness.
- Defter than anybody expected at that age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFT
5 longer words begin with DEFT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFT
Common questions about DEFT
- Is DEFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFT worth?
- DEFT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFT mean?
- Neatly skilful and quick in movement.
- What letters can be added to DEFT?
- No single letter can be added to DEFT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DEFT:
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