The word defy 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.)

  • defy v. (Transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
  • defy v. (Transitive) To refuse to obey.
  • defy v. To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

BRAVE CHALLENGE CONFORM EXPECTATIONS FOLLOW HAZARD NOT OBEY OF OPPOSITION OR PATTERN REFUSE RULES SET SOMEONE TO TRANSITIVE

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

DE DEF EF FY

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

ED FE FED

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

DEFI DEFO DEFT DEMY DENY DEWY DEXY

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

DEF DEY

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

DEIFY

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DEFYING

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

MADEFYING REDEFYING

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

MADEFY REDEFY

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

+A FAYED
+E FEYED
+I DEIFY EDIFY
+K FYKED
+N FENDY

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

-D FEY
-F DEY DYE
-Y DEF FED

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 137 chance (0.73%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 584 chance (0.17%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)

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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