Is DEFERENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEFERENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEFERENTS mean?
Deferents is a form of DEFERENT.
- adjective
showing deference
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + F (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DEFERENTS
DEFERENTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DEFERENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deferent12
- enserfed12
- festered12
- defense11
- feeders11
- fenders11
- refeeds11
- defers10
- defter10
- feeder10
- fender10
- reefed10
- refeed10
- renested9
- resented9
- enserf9
- fester9
- freest9
- defer9
- feeds9
- fends9
- feted9
- freed9
- refed9
- entered8
- needers8
- reested8
- sneered8
- steered8
- sterned8
- tenders8
- feres8
- ferns8
- fetes8
- frees8
- frets8
- reefs8
- deft8
- feds8
- feed8
- fend8
- entrees7
- retenes7
- teeners7
- denser7
- desert7
- deters7
- enders7
- needer7
- nested7
- rented7
- reseed7
- resend7
- rested7
- seeder7
- sender7
- tender7
- tensed7
- trends7
- efts7
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