DEFECTION
A 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble.
d 2 e 1 f 4 e 1 c 3 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
- Length
- 9
- Scrabble
- 15 pts
- Sorted letters
- cdeefinot
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of DEFECTION
- noun
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
“his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless”
Synonyms: desertion, abandonment
- noun
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Synonyms: apostasy, renunciation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within DEFECTION
189 words can be made from any subset of the letters in DEFECTION.
- infected 14
- confide 13
- feinted 11
- codeine 10
- ctenoid 10
- deontic 10
- enticed 10
- noticed 10
- coifed 12
- defect 12
- fenced 12
- confit 11
- infect 11
- define 10
- foetid 10
- foined 10
- codein 9
- coedit 9
- coined 9
- deceit 9
- decent 9
- docent 9
- edenic 9
- encode 9
- cenote 8
- entice 8
- noetic 8
- notice 8
- denote 7
- endite 7
- fence 10
- feted 9
- fetid 9
- fiend 9
- fined 9
- cited 8
- coden 8
- coned 8
- coted 8
- deice 8
- dicot 8
- edict 8
- feint 8
- often 8
- cento 7
- conte 7
- niece 7
- ontic 7
- tonic 7
- diene 6
- donee 6
- noted 6
- teind 6
- tined 6
- tondi 6
- toned 6
- coft 9
- coif 9
- fice 9
- fico 9
- foci 9
- defi 8
- deft 8
- feed 8
- fend 8
- feod 8
- fido 8
- find 8
- fond 8
- cede 7
- cedi 7
- code 7
- coed 7
- deco 7
- dice 7
- feet 7
- fete 7
- fine 7
- fino 7
- foin 7
- font 7
- iced 7
- info 7
- neif 7
- odic 7
- cent 6
- cete 6
- cine 6
- cion 6
- cite 6
- coin 6
- cone 6
- coni 6
- cote 6
- etic 6
- icon 6
- nice 6
- once 6
- otic 6
- deet 5
- dene 5
- dent 5
- diet 5
- dine 5
- dint 5
- dite 5
- doit 5
- done 5
- dote 5
- edit 5
- eide 5
- need 5
- nide 5
- node 5
- nodi 5
- teed 5
- tend 5
- tide 5
- tied 5
- toed 5