Definition of deferential

"deferential" in the adjective sense

1. deferent, deferential, regardful

showing deference

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Quotations for deferential

Faith is deferential incredulity. [ Voltaire ]

deferential in Scrabble®

The word deferential 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters deferential:

DEFERENTIAL
(144)
DEFERENTIAL
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (55 words)

alerted, altered, arenite, deerlet, defiant, defiler, definer, deflate, deleter, detrain, dilater, draftee, enteral, entered, eternal, fainted, fainter, federal, fertile, fielder, fileted, fireant, fleeted, fleeter, flirted, indraft, inflate, latrine, leafier, learned, lenited, lineate, needier, needler, ratline, redealt, redline, refiled, refined, reflate, related, reliant, relined, retiled, retinal, teenier, tendril, tradein, trailed, trained, trainee, treadle, trenail, triaene, trifled

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word deferential

DEFERENTIAL
(144)
DEFERENTIAL
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(18)

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

DEFERENTIAL
(144)
DEFERENTIAL
(144)
DEFERENTIAL
(96)
DEFERENTIAL
(96)
TRIFLED
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REFINED
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INDRAFT
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DEFILER
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FLEETED
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DEFINER
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FAINTED
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FLEETED
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DEFLATE
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INDRAFT
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DRAFTEE
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REFINED
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FIELDER
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FLIRTED
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DEFILER
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FIREANT
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REFLATE
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LEAFIER
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INFLATE
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FAINTER
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FLEETER
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LEAFIER
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INFLATE
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REFLATE
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FLEETER
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FAINTER
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FIREANT
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FERTILE
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LEAFIER
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FLIRTED
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FAINTED
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DEFLATE
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REFILED
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DEFILER
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FLEETED
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REFINED
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INDRAFT
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FIELDER
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DRAFTEE
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DEFINER
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FILETED
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REFINED
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DEFIANT
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DEFLATE
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REFILED
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INDRAFT
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FEDERAL
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DRAFTEE
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REFINED
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FAINTED
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DEFINER
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DRAFTEE
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REFINED
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INDRAFT
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DEFILER
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FLEETED
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deferential in Words With Friends™

The word deferential 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: 17

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

DEFERENTIAL
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (55 words)

alerted, altered, arenite, deerlet, defiant, defiler, definer, deflate, deleter, detrain, dilater, draftee, enteral, entered, eternal, fainted, fainter, federal, fertile, fielder, fileted, fireant, fleeted, fleeter, flirted, indraft, inflate, latrine, leafier, learned, lenited, lineate, needier, needler, ratline, redealt, redline, refiled, refined, reflate, related, reliant, relined, retiled, retinal, teenier, tendril, tradein, trailed, trained, trainee, treadle, trenail, triaene, trifled

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word deferential

DEFERENTIAL
(207)
DEFERENTIAL
(189)
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(189)
DEFERENTIAL
(114)
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(114)
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(84)
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(84)
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(81)
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(72)
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(72)
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(69)
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(68)
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(58)
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(58)
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(46)
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(42)
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(34)
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(25)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In deferential

DEFERENTIAL
(207)
DEFERENTIAL
(189)
DEFERENTIAL
(189)
DEFERENTIAL
(114)
DEFERENTIAL
(114)
FILETED
(107 = 72 + 35)
DEFILER
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FEDERAL
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DEFIANT
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DEFLATE
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DEFINER
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REFILED
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INFLATE
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FIELDER
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REFINED
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FAINTED
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FLEETED
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LEAFIER
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FLEETER
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FAINTER
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FERTILE
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FIREANT
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LINEATE
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RATLINE
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ETERNAL
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FAINTER
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DELETER
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DRAFTEE
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DEFERENTIAL
(84)
DEFERENTIAL
(84)
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DEFERENTIAL
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TRENAIL
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Words within the letters of deferential

2 letter words in deferential (16 words)

9 letter words in deferential (5 words)

10 letter words in deferential (1 word)

11 letter words in deferential (1 word)

deferential + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence deferential

Words that start with deferential (2 words)

Words with deferential in them (1 word)

Words that end with deferential (2 words)

Word Growth involving deferential

Shorter words in deferential

ef defer deferent

en rent deferent

re rent deferent

Longer words containing deferential

deferentially

undeferential