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A list of words that start with DEF for Scrabble that can also be used while playing Words with Friends. Search your own letters.

Def is a playable Scrabble Word!

We've put together a list of 324 words that start with the letters "Def" for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list starts with the highest scoring words and is then organized by how many letters the word has, with the longest at the top (so, for 7-8 letter words starting with "Def", start at the top).

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11 letters 42 words

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10 letters 70 words

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9 letters 73 words

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8 letters 60 words

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7 letters 45 words

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6 letters 26 words

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5 letters 4 words

4 letters 3 words

3 letters 1 word

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What are the best Scrabble words starting with DEF?

The highest scoring Scrabble word starting with DEF is Defeminized, which is worth at least 27 points without any bonuses. The next best words starting with DEF are Defeminizes and Deformalize, which are each worth 26 points. Other high score words starting with DEF are Defeminize (25), Definitized (25), Definitizes (24), Defectively (23), Definitize (23).

WordLettersPoints
defeminized1127
defeminizes1126
deformalize1126
defeminize1025
definitized1125
definitizes1124
defectively1123
definitize1023
defuzing822
defensively1121

4 more words also score 21 points.

How many words start with the letters DEF?

There are 324 words that start with the letters DEF in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 42 are 11 letter words, 70 are 10 letter words, 73 are 9 letter words, 60 are 8 letter words, 45 are 7 letter words, 26 are 6 letter words, 4 are 5 letter words, 3 are 4 letter words and 1 is a 3 letter word.

How many two letter words start with the letters DEF?

There are no two letter Scrabble words that start with DEF.