DEFUNCT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEFUNCT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFUNCT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFUNCT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFUNCT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
defunctsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFUNCT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEFUNCT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does DEFUNCT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
No longer existing, operating, or in force.
Defunct is applied to organisations, laws, products and systems that have stopped working or been abolished. Unlike a word such as broken, which suggests a repair is possible, defunct implies the thing is finished for good.
How DEFUNCT is used
Defunct is common in business and news writing about companies, publications and rules that have ended.
- The defunct railway line is now a walking path.
- Lawyers argued that the defunct statute could not be enforced.
- She found a letter from a defunct magazine in the attic.
- The defunct website still shows up in old search results.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFUNCT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFUNCT
6 longer words begin with DEFUNCT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFUNCT
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Common questions about DEFUNCT
- Is DEFUNCT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFUNCT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFUNCT worth?
- DEFUNCT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFUNCT mean?
- No longer existing, operating, or in force.
- What letters can be added to DEFUNCT?
- DEFUNCT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEFUNCT:
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