The word defect is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • defect n. A fault or malfunction.
  • defect n. The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.
  • defect n. (Mathematics) A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.

17 valid words from 3 definitions

AMOUNT ANYTHING BY DEFICIENT FALLS FAULT FIGURE IS MALFUNCTION MATHEMATICS OR PART QUANTITY SHORT THE WANTING WHICH

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

DE DEF EF FE

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ED EF FE FED

4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DEFEAT DEJECT DETECT REFECT

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

DEFLECT

17 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DEFECTS DEFECTED DEFECTOR DEFECTING DEFECTION DEFECTIVE DEFECTORS DEFECTIBLE DEFECTIONS DEFECTIVES DEFECTIVELY DEFECTIONIST DEFECTIBILITY DEFECTIONISTS DEFECTIVENESS DEFECTIBILITIES DEFECTIVENESSES

6 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

REDEFECTS REDEFECTED REDEFECTING INDEFECTIBLE INDEFECTIBLY INDEFECTIBILITY

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

REDEFECT

5 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A FACETED
+H FETCHED
+L CLEFTED DEFLECT
+S DEFECTS

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C FETED

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 4635 chance (0.02%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 26877 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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