DEJECT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DEJECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEJECT?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEJECT is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEJECT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEJECT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEJECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.
What does DEJECT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalliterary
To make someone sad, discouraged or low in spirits.
Deject is a formal verb for bringing someone down emotionally, and it is known mostly through its adjective dejected. The verb itself sounds old-fashioned and a little grave.
How DEJECT is used
The word deject is literary and is much rarer than the adjective dejected.
- The long defeat seemed to deject the whole team.
- Bad news can deject even the cheerful.
- Nothing could deject her on such a bright morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEJECT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEJECT
10 longer words begin with DEJECT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEJECT
Common questions about DEJECT
- Is DEJECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEJECT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEJECT worth?
- DEJECT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEJECT mean?
- To make someone sad, discouraged or low in spirits.
- What letters can be added to DEJECT?
- DEJECT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEJECT:
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