Is DEFILEMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEFILEMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEFILEMENTS mean?
Defilements is a form of DEFILEMENT.
- noun
the state of being polluted
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DEFILEMENTS
DEFILEMENTS 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 DEFILEMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defilement16
- fieldsmen15
- medflies14
- misfeed13
- infested12
- filmset12
- leftism12
- liftmen12
- filmed12
- misfed12
- dementis11
- sediment11
- seedtime11
- defense11
- defiles11
- defines11
- feinted11
- fileted11
- fleeted11
- flensed11
- flinted11
- infeeds11
- stifled11
- elements10
- emetines10
- delimes10
- dementi10
- dements10
- demesne10
- felines10
- felsite10
- lefties10
- liefest10
- mildens10
- mildest10
- mindset10
- mistend10
- seedmen10
- sidemen10
- smelted10
- defies10
- defile10
- define10
- delfts10
- felids10
- felted10
- fields10
- fiends10
- fisted10
- flited10
- infeed10
- lifted10
- selfed10
- sifted10
- femes10
- films10
- milfs10
- enlisted9
- listened9
- neediest9
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