Definition of defamation

"defamation" in the noun sense

1. defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

2. aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration

an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

defamation in Scrabble®

The word defamation is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters defamation:

DEFAMATION
(153)
DEFAMATION
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

adenoma, amentia, amidone, animate, defiant, domatia, fainted, mandate

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word defamation

DEFAMATION
(153)
DEFAMATION
(153)
DEFAMATION
(102)
DEFAMATION
(102)
DEFAMATION
(76)
DEFAMATION
(68)
DEFAMATION
(64)
DEFAMATION
(64)
DEFAMATION
(64)
DEFAMATION
(64)
DEFAMATION
(60)
DEFAMATION
(57)
DEFAMATION
(54)
DEFAMATION
(52)
DEFAMATION
(51)
DEFAMATION
(48)
DEFAMATION
(46)
DEFAMATION
(42)
DEFAMATION
(40)
DEFAMATION
(40)
DEFAMATION
(40)
DEFAMATION
(40)
DEFAMATION
(38)
DEFAMATION
(38)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(34)
DEFAMATION
(34)
DEFAMATION
(34)
DEFAMATION
(32)
DEFAMATION
(32)
DEFAMATION
(28)
DEFAMATION
(26)
DEFAMATION
(24)
DEFAMATION
(22)
DEFAMATION
(22)
DEFAMATION
(22)
DEFAMATION
(20)
DEFAMATION
(19)
DEFAMATION
(19)
DEFAMATION
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In defamation

DEFAMATION
(153)
DEFAMATION
(153)
DEFAMATION
(102)
DEFAMATION
(102)
FAINTED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEFIANT
(95 = 45 + 50)
FAINTED
(94 = 44 + 50)
DEFIANT
(94 = 44 + 50)
AMIDONE
(90 = 40 + 50)
DOMATIA
(90 = 40 + 50)
MANDATE
(90 = 40 + 50)
ADENOMA
(90 = 40 + 50)
AMIDONE
(89 = 39 + 50)
FAINTED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DEFIANT
(89 = 39 + 50)
ADENOMA
(89 = 39 + 50)
DOMATIA
(89 = 39 + 50)
MANDATE
(89 = 39 + 50)
DEFIANT
(88 = 38 + 50)
DEFIANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
AMENTIA
(86 = 36 + 50)
FAINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
FAINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
AMENTIA
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANIMATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
FAINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
FAINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANIMATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEFIANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEFIANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANIMATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ADENOMA
(86 = 36 + 50)
MANDATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEFIANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
AMIDONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
AMIDONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
FAINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEFIANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEFIANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
MANDATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
FAINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOMATIA
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEFIANT
(84 = 34 + 50)
MANDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADENOMA
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADENOMA
(83 = 33 + 50)
AMIDONE
(83 = 33 + 50)
AMIDONE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADENOMA
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADENOMA
(83 = 33 + 50)
MANDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOMATIA
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOMATIA
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOMATIA
(83 = 33 + 50)
MANDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADENOMA
(83 = 33 + 50)
MANDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
MANDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOMATIA
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEFIANT
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOMATIA
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADENOMA
(83 = 33 + 50)
AMIDONE
(83 = 33 + 50)
AMIDONE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FAINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
AMIDONE
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOMATIA
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADENOMA
(82 = 32 + 50)
DOMATIA
(82 = 32 + 50)
FAINTED
(82 = 32 + 50)
AMIDONE
(82 = 32 + 50)
DOMATIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMENTIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMENTIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
DEFIANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
MANDATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMENTIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMENTIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMENTIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMENTIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMENTIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
ADENOMA
(80 = 30 + 50)
DOMATIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMENTIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
AMIDONE
(80 = 30 + 50)
FAINTED
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIMATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIMATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIMATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
FAINTED
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIMATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIMATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIMATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
FAINTED
(78 = 28 + 50)
MANDATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
ADENOMA
(78 = 28 + 50)
AMENTIA
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANIMATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
MANDATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
FAINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
MANDATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
AMIDONE
(76 = 26 + 50)
DOMATIA
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEFAMATION
(76)
FAINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
FAINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEFIANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEFIANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEFIANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
FAINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
ADENOMA
(76 = 26 + 50)
FAINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
FAINTED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEFIANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEFIANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEFIANT
(76 = 26 + 50)
DOMATIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
MANDATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
MANDATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
DOMATIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
FAINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DOMATIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
ADENOMA
(74 = 24 + 50)
AMIDONE
(74 = 24 + 50)
AMIDONE
(74 = 24 + 50)
DOMATIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
AMIDONE
(74 = 24 + 50)
DOMATIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
AMIDONE
(74 = 24 + 50)
AMIDONE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ADENOMA
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEFIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEFIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
MANDATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEFIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
MANDATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
DOMATIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEFIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
AMENTIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
ADENOMA
(74 = 24 + 50)
ADENOMA
(74 = 24 + 50)
ADENOMA
(74 = 24 + 50)
FAINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEFIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
MANDATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FAINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
FAINTED
(74 = 24 + 50)
AMENTIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMIDONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
FAINTED
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMIDONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ADENOMA
(72 = 22 + 50)
FAINTED
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMENTIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMIDONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ADENOMA
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMIDONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMENTIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMENTIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMENTIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
FAINTED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DOMATIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
FAINTED
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMIDONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMIDONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
AMIDONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
FAINTED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DOMATIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEFIANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIMATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
MANDATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
MANDATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEFIANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEFIANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
MANDATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ADENOMA
(72 = 22 + 50)
MANDATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEFIANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ADENOMA
(72 = 22 + 50)
DOMATIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
DOMATIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
MANDATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIMATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ADENOMA
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIMATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
DOMATIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIMATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEFIANT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ADENOMA
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIMATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIMATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
MANDATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
FAINTED
(71 = 21 + 50)
DEFIANT
(71 = 21 + 50)
DOMATIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
AMENTIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
AMENTIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
MANDATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
AMENTIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
AMENTIA
(70 = 20 + 50)

defamation in Words With Friends™

The word defamation is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters defamation:

DEFAMATION
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

adenoma, amentia, amidone, animate, defiant, domatia, fainted, mandate

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word defamation

DEFAMATION
(252)
DEFAMATION
(198)
DEFAMATION
(120)
DEFAMATION
(120)
DEFAMATION
(102)
DEFAMATION
(88)
DEFAMATION
(80)
DEFAMATION
(80)
DEFAMATION
(76)
DEFAMATION
(76)
DEFAMATION
(76)
DEFAMATION
(72)
DEFAMATION
(72)
DEFAMATION
(66)
DEFAMATION
(66)
DEFAMATION
(66)
DEFAMATION
(60)
DEFAMATION
(56)
DEFAMATION
(52)
DEFAMATION
(48)
DEFAMATION
(48)
DEFAMATION
(48)
DEFAMATION
(44)
DEFAMATION
(40)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(36)
DEFAMATION
(28)
DEFAMATION
(27)
DEFAMATION
(26)
DEFAMATION
(25)
DEFAMATION
(24)
DEFAMATION
(23)
DEFAMATION
(23)
DEFAMATION
(23)
DEFAMATION
(23)
DEFAMATION
(23)
DEFAMATION
(22)
DEFAMATION
(22)
DEFAMATION
(21)
DEFAMATION
(21)
DEFAMATION
(21)
DEFAMATION
(21)
DEFAMATION
(20)
DEFAMATION
(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In defamation

DEFAMATION
(252)
DEFAMATION
(198)
DEFAMATION
(120)
DEFAMATION
(120)
ADENOMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
MANDATE
(107 = 72 + 35)
DEFIANT
(107 = 72 + 35)
AMIDONE
(107 = 72 + 35)
ANIMATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
DOMATIA
(104 = 69 + 35)
AMENTIA
(104 = 69 + 35)
DEFAMATION
(102)
FAINTED
(101 = 66 + 35)
ANIMATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
ADENOMA
(95 = 60 + 35)
AMIDONE
(95 = 60 + 35)
FAINTED
(95 = 60 + 35)
AMIDONE
(95 = 60 + 35)
MANDATE
(95 = 60 + 35)
ADENOMA
(95 = 60 + 35)
ANIMATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
AMENTIA
(92 = 57 + 35)
ANIMATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
MANDATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
MANDATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
FAINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
FAINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEFIANT
(89 = 54 + 35)
FAINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEFAMATION
(88)
FAMINE
(87)
FOMENT
(87)
AMENTIA
(86 = 51 + 35)
ADENOMA
(83 = 48 + 35)
FAINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
MANDATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
MANDATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
MANDATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
AMIDONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
AMIDONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
AMIDONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
AMIDONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ADENOMA
(83 = 48 + 35)
MANDATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
MANDATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
AMIDONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
MANDATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ADENOMA
(83 = 48 + 35)
FAINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
FAINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
FAINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
FAINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
AMIDONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
FAINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
ADENOMA
(83 = 48 + 35)
ADENOMA
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFIANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
AMIDONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ADENOMA
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFIANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
AMIDONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ADENOMA
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFIANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFIANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFIANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFIANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFIANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ADENOMA
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANIMATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
DOMATIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
ANIMATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
DOMATIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
DOMATIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
DOMATIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
AMENTIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
DEFAMATION
(80)
DEFAMATION
(80)
AMENTIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
ANIMATE
(80 = 45 + 35)
AMENTIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
AMENTIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
DOMATIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
DOMATIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
ANIMATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
AMENTIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
DOMATIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
AMENTIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
ANIMATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
AMENTIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
ANIMATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
AMIDONE
(77 = 42 + 35)
MANDATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
AMIDONE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ADENOMA
(77 = 42 + 35)
MANDATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
MANDATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
DEFIANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
ADENOMA
(77 = 42 + 35)
DEFIANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
FAINTED
(77 = 42 + 35)
FAINTED
(77 = 42 + 35)
DEFIANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
DEFIANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
DEFAMATION
(76)
DEFAMATION
(76)
DEFAMATION
(76)
FAINTED
(75 = 40 + 35)
DEFIANT
(75 = 40 + 35)
DEFOAM
(75)
FOAMED
(75)
AMIDONE
(75 = 40 + 35)
ADENOMA
(75 = 40 + 35)
MANDATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
DOMATIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
DOMATIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
AMENTIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
AMENTIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
DOMATIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
ANIMATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
ANIMATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
ANIMATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
DOMATIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
DOMATIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
AMENTIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
DOMATIA
(73 = 38 + 35)
AMENTIA
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEFAMATION
(72)
DEFAMATION
(72)
DOMAIN
(69)
MINTED
(69)
FADEIN
(69)
FOAMED
(69)
TANDEM
(69)
MINDAT
(69)
MEDIAN
(69)
DEFOAM
(69)
DAEMON
(69)
AMIDONE
(67 = 32 + 35)
MANDATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
MANDATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
FAINTED
(67 = 32 + 35)
FAINTED
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEFIANT
(67 = 32 + 35)
ADENOMA
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEFIANT
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEFIANT
(67 = 32 + 35)
ADENOMA
(67 = 32 + 35)
AMIDONE
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEFAMATION
(66)
DEFAMATION
(66)
DEFAMATION
(66)
ANIMATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
AMENTIA
(65 = 30 + 35)
DOMATIA
(65 = 30 + 35)
DOMATIA
(65 = 30 + 35)
AMIDONE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FAINTED
(63 = 28 + 35)
FAINTED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFIANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
AMIDONE
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFIANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
FOMENT
(63)
FOMENT
(63)
MANDATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ADENOMA
(63 = 28 + 35)
FOAMED
(63)
FOAMED
(63)
ADENOMA
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFIANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
AMIDONE
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFIANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFIANT
(63 = 28 + 35)
ADENOMA
(63 = 28 + 35)
MANDATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FAINTED
(63 = 28 + 35)
FAINTED
(63 = 28 + 35)
ADENOMA
(63 = 28 + 35)
FAINTED
(63 = 28 + 35)
MAIDEN
(63)
MOANED
(63)
ADENOMA
(63 = 28 + 35)
MANDATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FAMINE
(63)
FAMINE
(63)
MANDATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
AMIDONE
(63 = 28 + 35)
AMIDONE
(63 = 28 + 35)
MANDATE
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFOAM
(63)
DEFOAM
(63)
ADENOMA
(61 = 26 + 35)
ANIMATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
ANIMATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
ANIMATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEFIANT
(61 = 26 + 35)
ADENOMA
(61 = 26 + 35)
FAINTED
(61 = 26 + 35)
FAINTED
(61 = 26 + 35)
ANIMATE
(61 = 26 + 35)
DOMATIA
(61 = 26 + 35)

Words containing the sequence defamation

Words that start with defamation (2 words)

Words with defamation in them (1 word)

Words that end with defamation (1 word)

Word Growth involving defamation

Shorter words in defamation

am

ef

fa

on ion

at mat

ma mat

Longer words containing defamation

defamations