Is DEFLECT a word?
DEFLECT is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 53 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DEFLECT is a valid word.
What does deflect mean?
verb: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.
“Let's avoid a confrontation”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DEFLECT: word details
- Pronunciation: dihf-LEHKT (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of deflect
Shorter words inside deflect
Words you can make from the letters of deflect.
Solve a whole rack, not just DEFLECT
DEFLECT is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DEFLECT mean?
DEFLECT is a verb. It means: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.
Is DEFLECT a valid word?
Yes, DEFLECT is a valid word. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.