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Is defer a Scrabble word?

Yes, defer is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of defer?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To delay or postpone.Examples: "We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts."; "Deferre the ſpoile of the Citie vntill night:"; "My journey to Ingolstadt, which had been deferred by these events, was now again determined upon."transitive

2. (transitive) To delay or postpone.commonespeciallytransitive

3. (American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).

4. (intransitive) To delay, to wait.Examples: "God […] will not long defer / To vindicate the glory of his name"intransitive

verb (English)

1. (ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.Examples: "Hereupon the commissioners […] deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland."; ""Defer/Defer/To the Lord High Executioner.""; ""Well, I must defer to your judgment. You are captain," he said with marked civility."Synonyms: submitambitransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "defer"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "defer"?

Scrabble
9 points
D2
E1
F4
E1
R1
Words With Friends
9 points
D2
E1
F4
E1
R1

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