The word defection is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • defection n. An act or incidence of defecting.
  • (In French) défection n.f. Fait d’abandonner un organisme auquel on était lié.
  • (In French) défection n.f. Action d’un agent d’un service de renseignement qui change…

14 valid words from 3 definitions

ACT ACTION AGENT AN CHANGE DE DEFECTING INCIDENCE LIE OF ON OR SERVICE UN

7 invalid words from 3 definitions

ABANDONNER AUQUEL ETAIT FAIT ORGANISME QUI RENSEIGNEMENT

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

DE DEF DEFECT EF FE IO ION ON TI

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ED EF FE FED IT NO OI

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DEJECTION DETECTION REFECTION

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

DEFECATION DEFLECTION

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DEFECTIONS DEFECTIONIST DEFECTIONISTS

4 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A DEFECATION
+C COINFECTED
+L DEFLECTION
+S DEFECTIONS

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-O INFECTED

Scrabble scoring

  • 15 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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