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Defeats

d 2e 1f 4e 1a 1t 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of defeat

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does defeats mean?

noun

  1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

    “it was a narrow defeat”

    Synonymslicking

  2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

    Synonymsfrustration

verb

  1. win a victory over

    “You must overcome all difficulties”

    Synonymsget the better ofovercome

  2. thwart the passage of

    “kill a motion”

    Synonymskillshoot downvote downvote out

Definitions shown for defeat, the base form of defeats.

Is DEFEATS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DEFEATS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1a 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1a 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1a 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1a 1t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DEFEATS

Anagrams 3

deafestdefastefeasted

Words that end like DEFEATS

Common words that share the ending -EATS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

repeatscaveatsunseatsupbeatsentreatsoffbeatsretreatsbrowbeatsmaltreatsheartbeatstreatseatsthreatscheatssweatsbeatsheatsseatsbleatscleatsgreatsovereatspleatsfeats
All words ending in -EATS

Defeats: quick answers

Is DEFEATS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DEFEATS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DEFEATS worth?
DEFEATS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does defeats mean?
defeats is the plural and third-person singular form of defeat, which means “an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DEFEATS?
You can make 137 shorter words from DEFEATS, such as DEFAST, DEFATS, DEFEAT, FASTED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DEFEATS?
DEFEATS rearranges into DEAFEST, DEFASTE, FEASTED.