Words beginning with 'def'


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3 letter words

  • def

4 letter words

  • defi
  • defy
  • defs
  • deft

5 letter words

  • defat
  • defer
  • defet
  • defis
  • defix
  • defog

6 letter words

  • deface
  • defade
  • defail
  • defalk
  • defame
  • defamy
  • defang
  • defats
  • defeat
  • defect
  • defeit
  • defend
  • defers
  • defial
  • defied
  • defier
  • defies
  • defile
  • define
  • deflea
  • deflex
  • deflow
  • deflux
  • defoam
  • defogs
  • defoil
  • deform
  • defoul
  • defray
  • defter
  • deftly
  • defuse
  • defuze

7 letter words

  • defaced
  • defacer
  • defaces
  • defacto
  • defamed
  • defamer
  • defames
  • defassa
  • default
  • defease
  • defeats
  • defects
  • defeise
  • defence
  • defends
  • defense
  • defiant
  • defiber
  • deficit
  • defiers
  • defying
  • defiled
  • defiler
  • defiles
  • defined
  • definer
  • defines
  • deflate
  • defleas
  • deflect
  • deflesh
  • deflore
  • defoams
  • defocus
  • deforce
  • deforms
  • deforse
  • defrays
  • defraud
  • defrock
  • defrost
  • deftest
  • defunct
  • defused
  • defuses

8 letter words

  • defacers
  • defacing
  • defamers
  • defaming
  • defamous
  • defatted
  • defaults
  • defeated
  • defeatee
  • defeater
  • defecant
  • defecate
  • defected
  • defecter
  • defector
  • defectum
  • defences
  • defended
  • defender
  • defensed
  • defenser
  • defenses
  • defensor
  • deferens
  • deferent
  • deferral
  • deferred
  • deferrer
  • defiable
  • defiance
  • deficits
  • defigure
  • defilade
  • defilers
  • defiling
  • definers
  • defining
  • definish
  • definite
  • deflated
  • deflater
  • deflates
  • deflator
  • defleaed
  • deflects

9 letter words

  • defaecate
  • defalcate
  • defatting
  • defaulted
  • defaulter
  • defeasive
  • defeaters
  • defeating
  • defeatism
  • defeatist
  • defeature
  • defecated
  • defecates
  • defecator
  • defecters
  • defecting
  • defection
  • defective
  • defectors
  • defencive
  • defendant
  • defenders
  • defending
  • defensing
  • defension
  • defensive
  • defensory
  • deferable
  • deference
  • deferents
  • deferment
  • deferrals
  • deferrers
  • deferring
  • deferrize
  • defiances
  • defiantly
  • defiatory
  • deficient
  • defyingly
  • defilable
  • defiladed
  • defilades
  • definable
  • definably

10 letter words

  • defaceable
  • defacement
  • defacingly
  • defailance
  • defailment
  • defaisance
  • defaitisme
  • defaitiste
  • defalcated
  • defalcates
  • defalcator
  • defamation
  • defamatory
  • defamingly
  • defatigate
  • defaultant
  • defaulters
  • defaulting
  • defaulture
  • defeasance
  • defeasible
  • defeatists
  • defeatment
  • defecating
  • defecation
  • defectible
  • defections
  • defectious
  • defectless
  • defectuous
  • defedation
  • defeminise
  • defeminize
  • defendable
  • defendants
  • defendress
  • defenseman
  • defensemen
  • defensible
  • defensibly
  • deferments
  • deferrable
  • deferrized
  • defervesce
  • deficience

11 letter words

  • defacements
  • defaillance
  • defalcating
  • defalcation
  • defamations
  • defatigable
  • defatigated
  • defaultless
  • defeasanced
  • defectively
  • defectology
  • defeminised
  • defeminized
  • defenceable
  • defenceless
  • defensative
  • defenseless
  • defensively
  • deferential
  • deferrizing
  • defervesced
  • defeudalize
  • defiantness
  • defibrinate
  • defibrinize
  • deficiently
  • defiledness
  • defilements
  • defiliation
  • definiendum
  • definientia
  • definitions
  • definitised
  • definitized
  • deflagrable
  • deflagrated
  • deflagrates
  • deflagrator
  • deflectable
  • deflections
  • defloration
  • deflowering
  • defoedation
  • defoliating
  • defoliation

12 letter words

  • defalcations
  • defatigation
  • defectionist
  • defectoscope
  • defeminising
  • defeminizing
  • defenestrate
  • defensorship
  • deferentitis
  • defervescent
  • defervescing
  • defibrillate
  • deficiencies
  • defiguration
  • definability
  • definiteness
  • definitional
  • definitiones
  • definitising
  • definitively
  • definitizing
  • deflagrating
  • deflagration
  • deflationary
  • deflationist
  • deflectional
  • deflexionize
  • deflocculant
  • deflocculate
  • deflocculent
  • deflorations
  • deflowerment
  • defoliations
  • deformations
  • deformedness
  • defraudation

13 letter words

  • defeasibility
  • defectibility
  • defectiveness
  • defencelessly
  • defenestrated
  • defenestrates
  • defenselessly
  • defensibility
  • defensiveness
  • deferentially
  • deferrization
  • defervescence
  • defibrillated
  • defibrillator
  • defibrination
  • deflagrations
  • deflectionize
  • deflectometer
  • deflexibility
  • deflocculated
  • deflocculator
  • deflorescence
  • deforestation
  • deformability
  • deformational

14 letter words

  • defeasibleness
  • defectlessness
  • defeminisation
  • defeminization
  • defenestrating
  • defenestration
  • defensibleness
  • deferentectomy
  • deferentiality
  • defibrillating
  • defibrillation
  • defibrillative
  • defibrillatory
  • definitiveness
  • definitization
  • deflagrability
  • deflocculating
  • deflocculation

15 letter words

  • defencelessness
  • defenselessness
  • defunctionalize

17 letter words

  • deflectionization

19 letter words

  • defunctionalization

What's the highest scoring word you can play in Scrabble ?
As there are a vast 474 entries, your best choice is to choose 'defuzing' which scores 22 points.

Is there a word on this page that sticks out as the most popular?
A common word for the combination you requested is 'def'.

How many words is it possible to make using these specific combinations of letters?
On this list of words that start with 'def', you have 474 combinations that are available.

What's a strange word on this list of words that start with 'def'?
Standing as our favorite peculiar word on this list is 'deficient'. The general definition of 'deficient' is as follows: "Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment. The style was indeed deficient in ease and variety. Macaulay. Deficient number. (Arith.) See under Abundant. -- De*fi"cient-ly, adv.".

How many characters does the biggest word on this list consist of?
The longest word one can derive from this combination is 'defunctionalization', and it consists 19 letters.