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Deferred

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About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · past tense of defer

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

What does deferred mean?

verb

  1. hold back to a later time

    “let's postpone the exam”

    Synonymspostponeproroguehold overput overtable

  2. yield to another's wish or opinion

    “The government bowed to the military pressure”

    Synonymssubmitbowaccedegive in

Definitions shown for defer, the base form of deferred.

Is DEFERRED 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 DEFERRED worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

13 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in DEFERRED

Words that end like DEFERRED

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

referredpreferredtransferreddeterredinferredinterredconferrederred
All words ending in -ERRED

Deferred: quick answers

Is DEFERRED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DEFERRED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DEFERRED worth?
DEFERRED scores 13 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does deferred mean?
deferred is the past tense of defer, which means “hold back to a later time”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DEFERRED?
You can make 54 shorter words from DEFERRED, such as FEEDER, FEERED, REEFED, REFEED. See the full list.