Definition of defecting

"defecting" in the verb sense

1. defect, desert

desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

"If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

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defecting in Scrabble®

The word defecting 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 defecting:

DEFECTING
(153)
DEFECTING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

enticed, feeding, feigned, genetic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word defecting

DEFECTING
(153)
DEFECTING
(153)
DEFECTING
(102)
DEFECTING
(102)
DEFECTING
(76)
DEFECTING
(64)
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(64)
DEFECTING
(64)
DEFECTING
(60)
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(60)
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(52)
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(52)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
DEFECTING
(46)
DEFECTING
(44)
DEFECTING
(40)
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(40)
DEFECTING
(40)
DEFECTING
(38)
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(38)
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(38)
DEFECTING
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
DEFECTING
(36)
DEFECTING
(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
DEFECTING
(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(30)
DEFECTING
(26)
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(25)
DEFECTING
(23)
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(23)
DEFECTING
(22)
DEFECTING
(20)
DEFECTING
(20)
DEFECTING
(19)
DEFECTING
(19)
DEFECTING
(18)

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

DEFECTING
(153)
DEFECTING
(153)
DEFECTING
(102)
DEFECTING
(102)
FEEDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
FEIGNED
(98 = 48 + 50)
FEIGNED
(98 = 48 + 50)
FEEDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
FEEDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
FEIGNED
(92 = 42 + 50)
FEIGNED
(92 = 42 + 50)
FEEDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
FEIGNED
(92 = 42 + 50)
FEEDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
GENETIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
ENTICED
(90 = 40 + 50)
FEEDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEEDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEIGNED
(89 = 39 + 50)
GENETIC
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEIGNED
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEEDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
ENTICED
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEIGNED
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEIGNED
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEEDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEIGNED
(86 = 36 + 50)
FEEDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
GENETIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENTICED
(86 = 36 + 50)
FEIGNED
(84 = 34 + 50)
FEEDING
(84 = 34 + 50)
ENTICED
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENETIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENETIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENTICED
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENETIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENETIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENETIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENTICED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENTICED
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENETIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENTICED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENTICED
(83 = 33 + 50)
FEEDING
(82 = 32 + 50)
ENTICED
(82 = 32 + 50)
FEIGNED
(82 = 32 + 50)
FEEDING
(82 = 32 + 50)
FEIGNED
(82 = 32 + 50)
FEEDING
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENTICED
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENTICED
(80 = 30 + 50)
GENETIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
FEIGNED
(80 = 30 + 50)
FEIGNED
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEEDING
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEIGNED
(78 = 28 + 50)
GENETIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEIGNED
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEIGNED
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEIGNED
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEEDING
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEEDING
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEEDING
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEEDING
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEIGNED
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEEDING
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEEDING
(76 = 26 + 50)
FEIGNED
(76 = 26 + 50)
FEIGNED
(76 = 26 + 50)
FEIGNED
(76 = 26 + 50)
FEEDING
(76 = 26 + 50)
FEEDING
(76 = 26 + 50)
FEEDING
(76 = 26 + 50)
FEIGNED
(76 = 26 + 50)
GENETIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
GENETIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
ENTICED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEFECTING
(76)
GENETIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
ENTICED
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTICED
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTICED
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTICED
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEEDING
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTICED
(74 = 24 + 50)
GENETIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTICED
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEEDING
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEIGNED
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEEDING
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEEDING
(74 = 24 + 50)
GENETIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
GENETIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEIGNED
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEIGNED
(74 = 24 + 50)
GENETIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
GENETIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEIGNED
(74 = 24 + 50)
GENETIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEEDING
(74 = 24 + 50)
FEIGNED
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTICED
(72 = 22 + 50)
GENETIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENTICED
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENTICED
(72 = 22 + 50)
FEIGNED
(72 = 22 + 50)
GENETIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
FEEDING
(72 = 22 + 50)
GENETIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
GENETIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENTICED
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENTICED
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENTICED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENTICED
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENETIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENETIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENETIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENETIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENTICED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENTICED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENTICED
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENETIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
FEEDING
(69 = 19 + 50)
FEEDING
(69 = 19 + 50)
FEIGNED
(69 = 19 + 50)
FEIGNED
(69 = 19 + 50)
FEEDING
(68 = 18 + 50)
GENETIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
ENTICED
(68 = 18 + 50)
FEIGNED
(68 = 18 + 50)
FEEDING
(67 = 17 + 50)
FEIGNED
(67 = 17 + 50)
GENETIC
(66 = 16 + 50)
FEIGNED
(66 = 16 + 50)
FEIGNED
(66 = 16 + 50)
GENETIC
(66 = 16 + 50)
FEEDING
(66 = 16 + 50)
ENTICED
(66 = 16 + 50)
FEEDING
(66 = 16 + 50)
GENETIC
(66 = 16 + 50)
ENTICED
(66 = 16 + 50)
FEEDING
(65 = 15 + 50)
FEIGNED
(65 = 15 + 50)
FEIGNED
(65 = 15 + 50)
FEIGNED
(65 = 15 + 50)
FEEDING
(65 = 15 + 50)
FEEDING
(65 = 15 + 50)
ENTICED
(64 = 14 + 50)
FEIGNED
(64 = 14 + 50)
DEFECTING
(64)
FEIGNED
(64 = 14 + 50)
FEEDING
(64 = 14 + 50)
DEFECTING
(64)
FEEDING
(64 = 14 + 50)
DEFECTING
(64)
ENTICED
(64 = 14 + 50)
ENTICED
(64 = 14 + 50)
GENETIC
(64 = 14 + 50)
FEEDING
(64 = 14 + 50)
GENETIC
(64 = 14 + 50)
ENTICED
(64 = 14 + 50)
FEIGNED
(64 = 14 + 50)
GENETIC
(63 = 13 + 50)
ENTICED
(63 = 13 + 50)
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(62 = 12 + 50)
ENTICED
(62 = 12 + 50)
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(62 = 12 + 50)
ENTICED
(62 = 12 + 50)
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(62 = 12 + 50)
GENETIC
(62 = 12 + 50)
ENTICED
(62 = 12 + 50)
GENETIC
(62 = 12 + 50)
ENTICED
(62 = 12 + 50)
GENETIC
(61 = 11 + 50)
ENTICED
(61 = 11 + 50)
DEFECTING
(60)
DEFECTING
(60)
DEFECTING
(52)
DEFECTING
(52)
DEFECTING
(51)
DEFECTING
(51)
DEFECTING
(51)
DEFECT
(48)
FENCED
(48)
DEFECTING
(46)
INFECT
(45)
GIFTED
(45)
DEFECT
(45)
FIDGET
(45)
FENCED
(45)
DEFECTING
(44)
DEFECT
(42)
FENCE
(42)
DEFINE
(42)
INFECT
(42)
FENCED
(42)
DEFECTING
(40)
DEFECTING
(40)
DEFECTING
(40)

defecting in Words With Friends™

The word defecting 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: 19

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

DEFECTING
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

enticed, feeding, feigned, genetic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word defecting

DEFECTING
(207)
DEFECTING
(126)
DEFECTING
(126)
DEFECTING
(105)
DEFECTING
(93)
DEFECTING
(88)
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(87)
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(84)
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(84)
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(81)
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(80)
DEFECTING
(76)
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(76)
DEFECTING
(75)
DEFECTING
(69)
DEFECTING
(66)
DEFECTING
(62)
DEFECTING
(58)
DEFECTING
(54)
DEFECTING
(46)
DEFECTING
(46)
DEFECTING
(42)
DEFECTING
(42)
DEFECTING
(42)
DEFECTING
(42)
DEFECTING
(40)
DEFECTING
(38)
DEFECTING
(38)
DEFECTING
(38)
DEFECTING
(38)
DEFECTING
(38)
DEFECTING
(38)
DEFECTING
(30)
DEFECTING
(29)
DEFECTING
(29)
DEFECTING
(27)
DEFECTING
(27)
DEFECTING
(26)
DEFECTING
(26)
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(26)
DEFECTING
(25)
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(25)
DEFECTING
(24)
DEFECTING
(23)
DEFECTING
(23)
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(23)
DEFECTING
(23)
DEFECTING
(22)
DEFECTING
(22)
DEFECTING
(22)
DEFECTING
(21)
DEFECTING
(20)
DEFECTING
(20)

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

DEFECTING
(207)
DEFECTING
(126)
DEFECTING
(126)
ENTICED
(107 = 72 + 35)
FEIGNED
(107 = 72 + 35)
FEEDING
(107 = 72 + 35)
DEFECTING
(105)
GENETIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
GENETIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
FEIGNED
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEIGNED
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEIGNED
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEEDING
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEEDING
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEIGNED
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEEDING
(101 = 66 + 35)
GENETIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
FEIGNED
(95 = 60 + 35)
FEIGNED
(95 = 60 + 35)
FEEDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
FEEDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEFECTING
(93)
GENETIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
FEIGNED
(91 = 56 + 35)
FEEDING
(91 = 56 + 35)
FEIGNED
(91 = 56 + 35)
FEEDING
(91 = 56 + 35)
FEEDING
(91 = 56 + 35)
FEIGNED
(91 = 56 + 35)
FEIGNED
(89 = 54 + 35)
FEEDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
ENTICED
(89 = 54 + 35)
FEEDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
FEEDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEFECTING
(88)
GENETIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
GENETIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
GENETIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
DEFECTING
(87)
GENETIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
GENETIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
DEFECTING
(84)
DEFECTING
(84)
ENTICED
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENTICED
(83 = 48 + 35)
FEIGNED
(83 = 48 + 35)
FEEDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENTICED
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENTICED
(83 = 48 + 35)
FEIGNED
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENTICED
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENTICED
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENTICED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFECTING
(81)
GENETIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
GENETIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
GENETIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
GENETIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
DEFECTING
(80)
FEIGNED
(79 = 44 + 35)
FEEDING
(79 = 44 + 35)
FENCED
(78)
GIFTED
(78)
FENCED
(78)
GENETIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENTICED
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENTICED
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENTICED
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENTICED
(77 = 42 + 35)
DEFECTING
(76)
DEFECTING
(76)
ENTICED
(75 = 40 + 35)
CEDING
(75)
DEFECTING
(75)
DEFECT
(75)
FEEDING
(75 = 40 + 35)
GENETIC
(73 = 38 + 35)
FIDGET
(72)
FEEDING
(71 = 36 + 35)
FEEDING
(71 = 36 + 35)
FEIGNED
(71 = 36 + 35)
FEIGNED
(71 = 36 + 35)
FEIGNED
(71 = 36 + 35)
DEFECTING
(69)
GENETIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
DEFINE
(69)
GENETIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
INFECT
(69)
FEEDING
(69 = 34 + 35)
DECENT
(69)
FEEDING
(67 = 32 + 35)
ENTICED
(67 = 32 + 35)
GENETIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
FEIGNED
(67 = 32 + 35)
FEIGNED
(67 = 32 + 35)
ENTICED
(67 = 32 + 35)
ENTICED
(67 = 32 + 35)
FEEDING
(67 = 32 + 35)
FEEDING
(67 = 32 + 35)
FEIGNED
(67 = 32 + 35)
FEEDING
(67 = 32 + 35)
FEIGNED
(67 = 32 + 35)
FEIGNED
(67 = 32 + 35)
DECEIT
(66)
FENCED
(66)
FENCED
(66)
DEFECTING
(66)
FEEDING
(65 = 30 + 35)
FEIGNED
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENETIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
FEEDING
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENETIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
FEIGNED
(65 = 30 + 35)
FEEDING
(65 = 30 + 35)
FEIGNED
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GENETIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENETIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
FEEDING
(63 = 28 + 35)
GENETIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
INFECT
(63)
FEEDING
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEEDING
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEIGNED
(63 = 28 + 35)
GENETIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEEDING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CEDING
(63)
GENETIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CEDING
(63)
FEIGNED
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEIGNED
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENTICED
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENTICED
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENTICED
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENTICED
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEEDING
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENTICED
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEIGNED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFECT
(63)
FEIGNED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFECT
(63)
INFECT
(63)
FEEDING
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEEDING
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEIGNED
(63 = 28 + 35)
FEIGNED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEFECTING
(62)
FEIGNED
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENTICED
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENETIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENETIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENETIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENETIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENTICED
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENETIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENTICED
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENETIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENETIC
(61 = 26 + 35)
FENCE
(60)
GENETIC
(60 = 25 + 35)
FIDGET
(60)
TINGED
(60)
FIDGET
(60)
GIFTED
(60)
FENCE
(60)
ENTICED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENTICED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENTICED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENTICED
(59 = 24 + 35)
FEEDING
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENTICED
(59 = 24 + 35)
FEIGNED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENTICED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENTICED
(59 = 24 + 35)
DEFECTING
(58)
FEEDING
(58 = 23 + 35)
GENETIC
(58 = 23 + 35)
ENTICED
(57 = 22 + 35)
ENTICED
(57 = 22 + 35)
DECENT
(57)
GENETIC
(57 = 22 + 35)
FEEDING
(57 = 22 + 35)
CEDING
(57)
FEIGN
(57)
FEEDING
(57 = 22 + 35)
DEFINE
(57)
FEEDING
(57 = 22 + 35)
FEIGNED
(57 = 22 + 35)
FENCED
(56)
FEEDING
(56 = 21 + 35)
FEIGNED
(56 = 21 + 35)
GENETIC
(56 = 21 + 35)
FENCED
(56)
FEEDING
(56 = 21 + 35)
GENETIC
(56 = 21 + 35)
FEIGNED
(56 = 21 + 35)
GENETIC
(55 = 20 + 35)
FEEDING
(55 = 20 + 35)
FEIGNED
(55 = 20 + 35)
FEEDING
(55 = 20 + 35)
FEIGNED
(55 = 20 + 35)

Words within the letters of defecting

2 letter words in defecting (6 words)

7 letter words in defecting (4 words)

8 letter words in defecting (1 word)

9 letter words in defecting (1 word)

defecting + 1 blank (2 words)

defecting + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence defecting

Words that start with defecting (1 word)

Words with defecting in them (1 word)

Words that end with defecting (4 words)

Word Growth involving defecting

Shorter words in defecting

ef defect

in tin ting

Longer words containing defecting

microdefecting

nondefecting

redefecting