12-Letter Words With DEFE
- 16 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words With DEFE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words With DEFE 16 words
How often does DEFE appear in twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 16 twelve-letter words containing DEFE. They average 20.5 points, the best is DEFEMINIZING (28 points) and 25% end in E.
- Total words
- 16
- Average Scrabble score
- 20.5
- out of 28 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- e 25%
- s 25%
- y 18.8%
Top vowel pairs
- eu25%
- ea12.5%
- io6.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word containing DEFE
d 2e 1f 4e 1m 3i 1n 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
D 2 + E 1 + F 4 + E 1 + M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 28 points
- Double word
- 56 pts
- Triple word
- 84 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
defeminizing
Form of defeminize
- verbremove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
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How many twelve-letter words containing DEFE are there?
There are 16 twelve-letter words containing 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 twelve-letter word containing DEFE?
DEFEMINIZING is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DEFEUDALIZED (27), DEFEUDALIZES (26), INDEFECTIBLY (23).
Which rare twelve-letter words containing DEFE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DEFEMINIZING (28), DEFEUDALIZED (27), DEFEUDALIZES (26), INDEFECTIBLY (23). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.