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What does deafen mean? Is deafen a Scrabble word?

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Is deafen a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word deafen is a Scrabble US word. The word deafen is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

D2E1A1F4E1N1

Is deafen a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word deafen is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

D2E1A1F4E1N1

Is deafen a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word deafen is a Words With Friends word. The word deafen is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1A1F4E1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

DEAFEN,

5-letter words (2 found)

EANED,NEAFE,

4-letter words (11 found)

DEAF,DEAN,DEEN,DENE,FADE,FAND,FANE,FEED,FEEN,FEND,NEED,

3-letter words (21 found)

AND,ANE,DAE,DAN,DEE,DEF,DEN,EAN,EEN,END,ENE,FAD,FAE,FAN,FED,FEE,FEN,NAE,NED,NEE,NEF,

2-letter words (14 found)

AD,AE,AN,DA,DE,EA,ED,EE,EF,EN,FA,FE,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 50 words from deafen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of deafen

deafen

Etymology

deaf +‎ -en (verbal suffix), compare Middle English deven, deaven (“to make deaf”), Old English ādēafian (“to deafen”), Dutch verdoven (“to stupefy, deafen”), German betäuben (“to stun, stupefy, deafen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛfən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛfən

Verb

deafen (third-person singular simple present deafens, present participle deafening, simple past and past participle deafened)

  1. (transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. (transitive) To make soundproof.
    to deafen a wall or a floor
  3. (transitive, rare, dialectal, sometimes figurative) To stun, as with noise.
    • 1855, Macaulay
      Racine left the ground […] deafened, dazzled and tired to death.

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