Deflection in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is deflection a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word deflection is a Scrabble US word. The word deflection is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is deflection a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word deflection is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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Is deflection a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word deflection is a Words With Friends word. The word deflection is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

DEFLECTION,

9-letter words (2 found)

DEFECTION,INFLECTED,

8-letter words (7 found)

COTELINE,DELETION,DENTICLE,ELECTION,ENTOILED,FLECTION,INFECTED,

7-letter words (27 found)

CENTILE,CINEOLE,CLEFTED,CLIFTED,CODEINE,CONFIDE,CTENOID,DECLINE,DEFLECT,DEONTIC,DOLENTE,ELOINED,ENFILED,ENTICED,FEEDLOT,FEINTED,FILETED,FLINTED,INFLECT,LECTION,LENITED,LENTOID,LICENTE,NOTICED,OLEFINE,TELECON,TENFOLD,

6-letter words (74 found)

CEILED,CENOTE,CIELED,CINEOL,CITOLE,CLIENT,CLONED,CODEIN,CODLIN,COEDIT,COIFED,COILED,COINED,COLDIE,COLTED,CONDIE,CONFIT,DECEIT,DECENT,DECILE,DEFECT,DEFILE,DEFINE,DELICE,DELICT,DELTIC,DENOTE,DENTEL,DENTIL,DITONE,DOCENT,DOCILE,DOLENT,DOLINE,EDENIC,EIDENT,ENCODE,ENDITE,ENFOLD,ENOLIC,ENTICE,ENTOIL,ETOILE,FELINE,FELTED,FENCED,FLITED,FLOTED,FOETID,FOILED,FOINED,FONDLE,INCEDE,INDOLE,INFECT,INFEED,INFELT,INFOLD,INTOED,LECTIN,LEFTIE,LENITE,LENTIC,LIFTED,LINTED,LIONET,LOFTED,NOETIC,NOTICE,OINTED,OLEFIN,OLEINE,TEFLON,TOILED,

5-letter words (98 found)

CENTO,CITED,CLEFT,CLIED,CLIFT,CLINE,CLINT,CLONE,CLOTE,CODEN,COLED,COLIN,CONED,CONTE,COTED,CTENE,DEICE,DELFT,DENET,DICOT,DIENE,DOILT,DOLCE,DOLCI,DONEE,EDICT,EDILE,ELDIN,ELECT,ELFED,ELFIN,ELIDE,ELINT,ELITE,ELOIN,ENLIT,FECIT,FEINT,FELID,FELON,FENCE,FETED,FETID,FIELD,FIEND,FIENT,FILED,FILET,FINED,FLEET,FLIED,FLINT,FLITE,FLOTE,FOLIC,FOLIE,IDENT,INCEL,INCLE,INDOL,INLET,INTEL,LEFTE,LENTI,LENTO,LEONE,LINED,LITED,LOCIE,LODEN,LOTIC,NEELD,NICOL,NIECE,NOTED,OFTEN,OILED,OLDEN,OLDIE,OLEIC,OLEIN,OLENT,ONCET,ONTIC,TEEND,TEIND,TELCO,TELIC,TELOI,TICED,TILDE,TILED,TINED,TOILE,TOLED,TONDI,TONED,TONIC,

4-letter words (183 found)

CEDE,CEDI,CEIL,CELT,CENT,CETE,CIDE,CIEL,CINE,CION,CITE,CITO,CLEF,CLIT,CLOD,CLON,CLOT,CODE,COED,COFT,COID,COIF,COIL,COIN,COIT,COLD,COLE,COLT,COND,CONE,CONF,CONI,COTE,DECO,DEEN,DEET,DEFI,DEFO,DEFT,DEIF,DEIL,DELE,DELF,DELI,DELO,DELT,DENE,DENI,DENT,DICE,DICT,DIEL,DIET,DINE,DINO,DINT,DIOL,DITE,DOEN,DOIT,DOLE,DOLT,DONE,DOTE,ECOD,EDIT,EIDE,EILD,EINE,ENOL,ETEN,ETIC,FEED,FEEL,FEEN,FEET,FELT,FEND,FENI,FENT,FEOD,FETE,FICE,FICO,FIDO,FILE,FILO,FIND,FINE,FINO,FLED,FLEE,FLIC,FLIT,FLOC,FLOE,FOCI,FOEN,FOID,FOIL,FOIN,FOLD,FOND,FONE,FONT,ICED,ICON,IDEE,IDLE,IDOL,INFO,INTO,LEDE,LEED,LEET,LEFT,LEND,LENO,LENT,LICE,LIDO,LIED,LIEF,LIEN,LIFE,LIFT,LIND,LINE,LINO,LINT,LION,LITE,LOCI,LODE,LOFT,LOID,LOIN,LONE,LOTE,LOTI,NEED,NEIF,NETE,NICE,NIDE,NIED,NIEF,NIFE,NITE,NODE,NODI,NOEL,NOIL,NOLE,NOTE,ODIC,OINT,OLDE,OLID,ONCE,ONIE,OTIC,TEED,TEEL,TEEN,TEIL,TEIN,TELD,TELE,TEND,TENE,TICE,TIDE,TIED,TIFO,TILE,TIND,TINE,TOED,TOIL,TOLD,TOLE,TONE,

3-letter words (88 found)

CEE,CEL,CID,CIT,COD,COL,CON,COT,DEE,DEF,DEI,DEL,DEN,DIE,DIF,DIN,DIT,DOC,DOE,DOF,DOL,DON,DOT,ECO,EEL,EEN,EFT,ELD,ELF,ELT,END,ENE,EON,FED,FEE,FEN,FET,FID,FIE,FIL,FIN,FIT,FOE,FON,ICE,IDE,ION,LED,LEE,LEI,LET,LID,LIE,LIN,LIT,LOD,LOT,NED,NEE,NEF,NET,NID,NIE,NIL,NIT,NOD,NOT,ODE,OFT,OIL,OLD,OLE,ONE,TEC,TED,TEE,TEF,TEL,TEN,TIC,TID,TIE,TIL,TIN,TOC,TOD,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (27 found)

DE,DI,DO,ED,EE,EF,EL,EN,ET,FE,ID,IF,IN,IO,IT,LI,LO,NE,NO,OD,OE,OF,OI,ON,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 508 words from deflection according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of deflection

deflection

Alternative forms

  • deflexion (British)

Etymology

From Latin dēflexiō, from dēflectere (“to deflect”; participle stem dēflex-) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns). The non-etymological spelling deflection is taken from the present stem dēflect-, associated with collection, dissection, etc.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈflɛkʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dəˈflɛkʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

deflection (countable and uncountable, plural deflections)

  1. The act of deflecting or something deflected.
  2. The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) Refusing to address (questions, criticism, etc.).

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Source: wiktionary.org