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What does defy mean? Is defy a Scrabble word?

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Is defy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word defy is a Scrabble US word. The word defy is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

D2E1F4Y4

Is defy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word defy is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

D2E1F4Y4

Is defy a Words With Friends word?

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

D2E1F4Y3

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4-letter words (1 found)

DEFY,

3-letter words (5 found)

DEF,DEY,DYE,FED,FEY,

2-letter words (6 found)

DE,ED,EF,FE,FY,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 13 words from defy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of defy

defy edfy dfey fdey efdy fedy deyf edyf dyef ydef eydf yedf dfye fdye dyfe ydfe fyde yfde efyd feyd eyfd yefd fyed yfed

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word defy. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in defy.

Definitions and meaning of defy

defy

Etymology

From Old French desfier, from Vulgar Latin *disfidare (“renounce one's faith”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + fidus (“faithful”). Meaning shifted in the 14th century from "be disloyal" to "challenge". Contrast confide, fidelity, faith.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈfaɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Verb

defy (third-person singular simple present defies, present participle defying, simple past and past participle defied)

  1. (transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
  2. (transitive) To refuse to obey.
  3. To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
    • 1603-1625, Beaumont and Fletcher
      For thee I have defied my constant mistress.

Derived terms

  • death-defying

Related terms

  • defiance
  • defiant

Translations

Noun

defy (plural defies)

  1. (obsolete) A challenge.

Translations

Anagrams

  • yfed

Source: wiktionary.org