What DEFLECTION Means
- noun: a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
- noun: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DEFLECTION is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 F4 L1 E1 C3 T1 I1 O1 N1.
Words Made From The Letters In DEFLECTION
497 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (2)
8 letter words (7)
7 letter words (26)
CENTILECINEOLECLEFTEDCLIFTEDCODEINECONFIDECTENOIDDECLINEDEFLECTDEONTICDOLENTEELOINEDENFILEDENTICEDFEEDLOTFEINTEDFILETEDFLINTEDINFLECTLECTIONLENITEDLENTOIDLICENTENOTICEDOLEFINETENFOLD
6 letter words (72)
CEILEDCENOTECIELEDCINEOLCITOLECLIENTCLONEDCODEINCODLINCOEDITCOIFEDCOILEDCOINEDCOLDIECOLTEDCONDIECONFITDECEITDECENTDECILEDEFECTDEFILEDEFINEDELICEDELICTDELTICDENOTEDENTELDENTILDITONEDOCENTDOCILEDOLENTDOLINEEDENICEIDENTENCODEENDITEENFOLDENOLICENTICEENTOILETOILEFELINEFELTEDFENCEDFLITEDFOETIDFOILEDFOINEDFONDLEINCEDEINDOLEINFECTINFELTINFOLDINTOEDLECTINLEFTIELENITELENTICLIFTEDLINTEDLIONETLOFTEDNOETICNOTICEOINTEDOLEFINOLEINETEFLONTOILED
5 letter words (96)
CENTOCITEDCLEFTCLIEDCLIFTCLINECLINTCLONECLOTECODENCOLEDCOLINCONEDCONTECOTEDCTENEDEICEDELFTDENETDICOTDIENEDOILTDOLCEDOLCIDONEEEDICTEDILEELDINELECTELFEDELFINELIDEELINTELITEELOINENLITFECITFEINTFELIDFELONFENCEFETEDFETIDFIELDFIENDFIENTFILEDFILETFINEDFLEETFLIEDFLINTFLITEFLOTEFOLICFOLIEIDENTINCLEINDOLINLETINTELLEFTELENTILENTOLEONELINEDLITEDLODENLOTICNEELDNICOLNIECENOTEDOFTENOILEDOLDENOLDIEOLEICOLEINOLENTONCETONTICTEENDTEINDTELCOTELICTELOITICEDTILDETILEDTINEDTOILETOLEDTONDITONEDTONIC
4 letter words (179)
CEDECEDICEILCELTCENTCETECIDECIELCINECIONCITECITOCLEFCLODCLONCLOTCODECOEDCOFTCOIFCOILCOINCOITCOLDCOLECOLTCONDCONECONFCONICOTEDECODEENDEETDEFIDEFODEFTDEIFDEILDELEDELFDELIDELODELTDENEDENIDENTDICEDICTDIELDIETDINEDINODINTDIOLDITEDOENDOITDOLEDOLTDONEDOTEECODEDITEIDEEILDEINEENOLETENETICFEEDFEELFEENFEETFELTFENDFENIFENTFEODFETEFICEFICOFIDOFILEFILOFINDFINEFINOFLEDFLEEFLICFLITFLOCFLOEFOCIFOENFOIDFOILFOINFOLDFONDFONEFONTICEDICONIDEEIDLEIDOLINFOINTOLEEDLEETLEFTLENDLENOLENTLICELIDOLIEDLIEFLIENLIFELIFTLINDLINELINOLINTLIONLITELOCILODELOFTLOIDLOINLONELOTELOTINEEDNEIFNETENICENIDENIEDNIEFNIFENITENODENODINOELNOILNOLENOTEODICOINTOLDEOLIDONCEONIEOTICTEEDTEELTEENTEILTEINTELDTELETENDTENETICETIDETIEDTILETINDTINETOEDTOILTOLDTOLETONE
3 letter words (88)
CEECELCIDCITCODCOLCONCOTDEEDEFDEIDELDENDIEDIFDINDITDOCDOEDOFDOLDONDOTECOEELEENEFTELDELFELTENDENEEONFEDFEEFENFETFIDFIEFILFINFITFOEFONICEIDEIONLEDLEELEILETLIDLIELINLITLODLOTNEDNEENEFNETNIDNIENILNITNODNOTODEOFTOILOLDOLEONETECTEDTEETEFTELTENTICTIDTIETILTINTOCTODTOETON
2 letter words (27)
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