6-Letter Words Starting With DEFE
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With DEFE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With DEFE 4 words
How common is DEFE at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 six-letter words that start with DEFE. They average 10.8 points and the best is DEFECT (12 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.8
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 100%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- T
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- t 50%
- d 25%
- s 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ea25%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring six-letter word that starts with DEFE
d 2e 1f 4e 1c 3t 1
D 2 + E 1 + F 4 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
defect
- nounan imperfection in a bodily system“visual defects”
- nouna failing or deficiency“that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information”
- nounan imperfection in an object or machine“a flaw caused the crystal to shatter”
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How many six-letter words that start with DEFE are there?
There are 4 six-letter words that start with DEFE 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 six-letter word that starts with DEFE?
DEFECT is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DEFEND (11), DEFEAT (10), DEFERS (10).
What are some common six-letter words that start with DEFE?
Everyday examples include DEFECT, DEFEAT, DEFEND, DEFERS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.