Definition of deflecting

"deflecting" in the verb sense

1. debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off

prevent the occurrence of prevent from happening

"Let's avoid a confrontation"

"head off a confrontation"

"avert a strike"

2. deflect, bend, turn away

turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

3. deflect

turn aside and away from an initial or intended course

4. distract, deflect

draw someone's attention away from something

"The thief distracted the bystanders"

"He deflected his competitors"

5. parry, block, deflect

impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball

"block an attack"

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deflecting in Scrabble®

The word deflecting 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters deflecting:

DEFLECTING
(162)
DEFLECTING
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

decline, deflect, deleing, enticed, feeding, feeling, feigned, felting, fileted, fleeing, genetic, gentile, gentled, glinted, inflect, lenited, neglect, tingled

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word deflecting

DEFLECTING
(162)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In deflecting

DEFLECTING
(162)
DEFLECTING
(162)
DEFLECTING
(108)
DEFLECTING
(108)
DEFLECT
(102 = 52 + 50)
DEFLECT
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INFLECT
(98 = 48 + 50)
FEIGNED
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FEIGNED
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FLEEING
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FILETED
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DEFLECT
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FEEDING
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FEIGNED
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FEEDING
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FEIGNED
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DEFLECT
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DEFLECT
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FEIGNED
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DEFLECT
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FEEDING
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INFLECT
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ENTICED
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NEGLECT
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DECLINE
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FEELING
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FEEDING
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FEEDING
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INFLECT
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NEGLECT
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DEFLECT
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FEEDING
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FILETED
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NEGLECT
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FILETED
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FEIGNED
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GLINTED
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NEGLECT
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ENTICED
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TINGLED
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LENITED
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deflecting in Words With Friends™

The word deflecting 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: 21

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

DEFLECTING
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

decline, deflect, deleing, enticed, feeding, feeling, feigned, felting, fileted, fleeing, genetic, gentile, gentled, glinted, inflect, lenited, neglect, tingled

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word deflecting

DEFLECTING
(297)
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(225)
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(150)
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(138)
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(100)
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(96)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In deflecting

DEFLECTING
(297)
DEFLECTING
(225)
DEFLECTING
(150)
DEFLECTING
(138)
DEFLECT
(116 = 81 + 35)
INFLECT
(116 = 81 + 35)
DEFLECT
(116 = 81 + 35)
FELTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
NEGLECT
(113 = 78 + 35)
INFLECT
(110 = 75 + 35)
DECLINE
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(107 = 72 + 35)
ENTICED
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GENETIC
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INFLECT
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GENETIC
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FLEEING
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GENTLED
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FEELING
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DEFLECTING
(100)
DECLINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENTILE
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DEFLECT
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GENETIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
DEFLECTING
(96)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
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FEELING
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GLINTED
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TINGLED
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DEFLECTING
(93)
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(93)
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(92)
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(92)
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FEEDING
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(88)
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(88)
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DECLINE
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Words containing the sequence deflecting

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Word Growth involving deflecting

Shorter words in deflecting

ef deflect

in tin lectin

in tin ting

Longer words containing deflecting

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