DEFUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEFUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEFUSE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFUSE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFUSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEFUSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEFUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 141,105.
What does DEFUSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take the detonator out of a bomb, or to calm a tense situation so it cannot explode.
The literal sense belongs to bomb disposal experts, who must disable the device before it can go off. The figurative sense is far more common in daily speech, where a joke, an apology or a quick compromise defuses an argument. Writers sometimes confuse it with diffuse, a different word meaning to spread out, so the spelling matters.
How DEFUSE is used
Common in news writing; do not confuse with diffuse, which means to spread.
- A specialist arrived to defuse the old shell found in the garden.
- A quick apology helped defuse the argument.
- She used humour to defuse the awkward moment.
- Talks were held in order to defuse the crisis.
- It takes a steady hand to defuse a live device.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEFUSE
4 longer words begin with DEFUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFUSE
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Common questions about DEFUSE
- Is DEFUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFUSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFUSE worth?
- DEFUSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEFUSE mean?
- To take the detonator out of a bomb, or to calm a tense situation so it cannot explode.
- What letters can be added to DEFUSE?
- DEFUSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEFUSE:
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