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Defiles

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noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of defile

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

What does defiles mean?

noun

  1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

    Synonymsgorge

verb

  1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

    “sully someone's reputation”

    Synonymssullycorrupttaintcloud

  2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

    “The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”

    Synonymstarnishstainmaculatesully

  3. spot, stain, or pollute

    “The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”

    Synonymsfoulbefoulmaculate

Definitions shown for defile, the base form of defiles.

Is DEFILES 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 DEFILES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
d 2e 1f 4i 1l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
d 2e 1f 4i 1l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
d 2e 1f 4i 1l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
d 2e 1f 4i 1l 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in DEFILES

Words that end like DEFILES

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

compilesmissilesprofilesmobilesrevilessimilesexilesgentileshostilesreptilestextilesstockpilesturnstilesfilesmilessmilespilestilesautomobileswhilesdomicilesimbecilesjuvenilesriles
All words ending in -ILES

Defiles: quick answers

Is DEFILES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DEFILES 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 DEFILES worth?
DEFILES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does defiles mean?
defiles is the plural and third-person singular form of defile, which means “a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DEFILES?
You can make 141 shorter words from DEFILES, such as DEFIES, DEFILE, FELIDS, FIELDS. See the full list.