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DEFEAT

Unscramble DEFEAT and check whether it appears in our curated word list. Its tile scores below are calculated for common word-game scoring systems. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

Letter by Letter

LetterdefeatTotal
Scrabble21411110
Words With Friends21411110

Word Game Intelligence

DEFEAT Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

3 vowels · 3 consonants

Vowels (E at #2, E at #4, A at #5)

Duplicate letter: E

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -S

High-value tiles: F

Hive & Anagram Power

5 unique letters · 54 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Anagrams of DEFEAT

One other word uses exactly these letters.

feated

Words Inside DEFEAT

54 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when DEFEAT won't fit on the board.

5-letter words

defatfatedfetedteadeteaed

4-letter words

daftdatedeafdeetdeftfadefatefeatfeedfeetfetafetetaedteadteed

3-letter words

aftatedaedeedefeateftetafadfaefatfedfeefettadtaeteatedteetef

2-letter words

adaeatdadeeaedeeefetfafetate

What Does DEFEAT Mean?

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