DEFUNCTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEFUNCTNESS 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 DEFUNCTNESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFUNCTNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFUNCTNESS
No single letter turns DEFUNCTNESS into another word.
How DEFUNCTNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEFUNCTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFUNCTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DEFUNCTNESS
1 longer words begin with DEFUNCTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFUNCTNESS
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Common questions about DEFUNCTNESS
- Is DEFUNCTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEFUNCTNESS is not in it.
- How many points is DEFUNCTNESS worth?
- DEFUNCTNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFUNCTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DEFUNCTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEFUNCTNESS:
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