DEJECTA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DEJECTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEJECTA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEJECTA is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEJECTA
No single letter turns DEJECTA into another word.
How DEJECTA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEJECTA, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561,432.
What does DEJECTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Waste matter discharged from the body; excrement.
Dejecta is a Latin-flavoured term used in medicine, zoology and old scientific writing. It names the waste itself in a detached, clinical way. Everyday speakers would use a plainer word.
How DEJECTA is used
Found in scientific or medical texts, usually as a plural noun, as in animal dejecta.
- The scientist examined the dejecta to learn what the animal had eaten.
- Dejecta from the colony covered the rocks.
- The report analysed the dejecta of the sick patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEJECTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DEJECTA
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Common questions about DEJECTA
- Is DEJECTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEJECTA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEJECTA worth?
- DEJECTA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEJECTA mean?
- Waste matter discharged from the body; excrement.
- What letters can be added to DEJECTA?
- No single letter can be added to DEJECTA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEJECTA:
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