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Is defeat a Scrabble word?

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

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Is defeat a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is defeat a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word defeat is a Words With Friends word. The word defeat is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

DEFEAT,FEATED,

5-letter words (5 found)

DEFAT,FATED,FETED,TEADE,TEAED,

4-letter words (15 found)

DAFT,DATE,DEAF,DEET,DEFT,FADE,FATE,FEAT,FEED,FEET,FETA,FETE,TAED,TEAD,TEED,

3-letter words (20 found)

AFT,ATE,DAE,DEE,DEF,EAT,EFT,ETA,FAD,FAE,FAT,FED,FEE,FET,TAD,TAE,TEA,TED,TEE,TEF,

2-letter words (14 found)

AD,AE,AT,DA,DE,EA,ED,EE,EF,ET,FA,FE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 57 words from defeat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of defeat

defeat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈfiːt/
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Etymology 1

From Middle English defeten, from Middle English defet (“disfigured”, past participle) and defet (“defect”, noun), see Etymology 2 below.

Verb

defeat (third-person singular simple present defeats, present participle defeating, simple past and past participle defeated)

  1. (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:defeat
  2. (transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
  3. (transitive) To nullify
  4. To prevent (something) from being achieved.
Synonyms
  • vanquish, overcome, beat
Hyponyms
  • conquer (defeat and annex); rout, crush, cream (decisive); shutout, zilch (sports, to defeat without permitting any opposing score)
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Etymology 2

From Middle English defet, from French deffet, desfait, past participle of the verb desfaire (compare modern French défaire), from des- + faire.

Noun

defeat (countable and uncountable, plural defeats)

  1. The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
  2. The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
  3. Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.
  4. (obsolete) Destruction, ruin.
Antonyms
  • victory
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Anagrams

  • feated

Source: wiktionary.org