8-Letter Words With DEFER
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With DEFER
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With DEFER 4 words
How often does DEFER appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words containing 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 containing 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 containing DEFER are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words containing 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 containing DEFER?
DEFERRED is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DEFERRAL (12), DEFERENT (12), DEFERRER (12).