Is DEFRAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEFRAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEFRAYS mean?
Defrays is a form of DEFRAY.
- verb
bear the expenses of
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + F (4) + R (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 14 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 DEFRAYS
DEFRAYS 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 DEFRAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defray13
- frayed13
- fayed12
- faery11
- frays11
- defy11
- derays10
- faders10
- fays10
- fray10
- deary9
- deray9
- drays9
- dryas9
- dyers9
- fader9
- fades9
- fards9
- fared9
- rayed9
- ready9
- sayed9
- yards9
- fay9
- fey9
- fry9
- eyras8
- fares8
- fears8
- resay8
- safer8
- sayer8
- years8
- days8
- deaf8
- deys8
- dray8
- drys8
- dyer8
- dyes8
- fade8
- fads8
- fard8
- feds8
- yard8
- aery7
- arfs7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eyas7
- eyra7
- fare7
- fear7
- frae7
- rays7
- refs7
- ryas7
- ryes7
- safe7
- serf7
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