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DEFT

4 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What DEFT Means

  1. adjective: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands“a deft waiter”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DEFT is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 F4 T1.

Words Made From The Letters In DEFT

12 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.

3 letter words (6)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing DEFT

DEFT appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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