8-Letter Words Starting With DEFER
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DEFER
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DEFER 4 words
How common is DEFER at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with DEFER. They average 12.3 points and the best is DEFERRED (13 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.3
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- d 25%
- l 25%
- r 25%
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DEFER
d 2e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1e 1d 2
D 2 + E 1 + F 4 + E 1 + R 1 + R 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
deferred
Form of defer
- verbhold back to a later time“let's postpone the exam”
- verbyield to another's wish or opinion“The government bowed to the military pressure”
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How many eight-letter words that start with DEFER are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words that start with DEFER in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DEFER?
DEFERRED is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DEFERRAL (12), DEFERENT (12), DEFERRER (12).