defamiliarize
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 28
- Words With Friends
- 30
- Letters
- 13
/diːfəˈmɪljəɹaɪz/(UK)
Definition of defamiliarize
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To make unfamiliar; to divest of familiarity.
“From its speculated future position, the film [Carnage] thus defamiliarizes and invites us to recognize the absurdities of meat and dairy consumption.”
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Etymology
From de- + familiarize.
Words you can make from defamiliarize
200+ playable · top: FAMILIARIZED (27 pts)
Best play familiarized 27 points11-letter words
1 word9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
17 words7-letter words
29 words- REALIZE 16 pts
- DEFAMER 13 pts
- MIDLIFE 13 pts
- FILMIER 12 pts
- FLAMIER 12 pts
- AFEARED 11 pts
- DEFILER 11 pts
- DEIFIER 11 pts
- EDIFIER 11 pts
- FEDERAL 11 pts
- FIELDER 11 pts
- REFILED 11 pts
- REIFIED 11 pts
- ADMIRAL 10 pts
- ALARMED 10 pts
- EMAILED 10 pts
- EMERALD 10 pts
- FILAREE 10 pts
- FILARIA 10 pts
- LEAFIER 10 pts
- LIMEADE 10 pts
- MADEIRA 10 pts
- AIRMAIL 9 pts
- EMAILER 9 pts
- MEALIER 9 pts
- RAMILIE 9 pts
- DELIRIA 8 pts
- LEADIER 8 pts
- RADIALE 8 pts
6-letter words
86 words- FEAZED 19 pts
- FRIZED 19 pts
- AMAZED 18 pts
- FRAZIL 18 pts
- FRIEZE 18 pts
- MAZARD 18 pts
- MAZIER 17 pts
- LAZIED 16 pts
- LIZARD 16 pts
- RAZEED 16 pts
- LAZIER 15 pts
- DEFAME 12 pts
- FARMED 12 pts
- FILMED 12 pts
- FIRMED 12 pts
- FLAMED 12 pts
- FRAMED 12 pts
- MALFED 12 pts
- AFLAME 11 pts
- FEMALE 11 pts
- FILMER 11 pts
- FLAMER 11 pts
- REFILM 11 pts
- AFEARD 10 pts
- AFIELD 10 pts
- AFRAID 10 pts
- DEAFER 10 pts
- DEFIER 10 pts
- DEFILE 10 pts
- DEFLEA 10 pts
- DELEAF 10 pts
- FAILED 10 pts
- FAIRED 10 pts
- FARDEL 10 pts
- FEARED 10 pts
- FLARED 10 pts
- LEAFED 10 pts
- RIFLED 10 pts
- ADMIRE 9 pts
- ARAMID 9 pts
- DELIME 9 pts
- DERMAL 9 pts
- FAERIE 9 pts
- FEIRIE 9 pts
- FERIAE 9 pts
- FERIAL 9 pts
- FERLIE 9 pts
- LEAFER 9 pts
- LIEFER 9 pts
- MAILED 9 pts
- MARLED 9 pts
- MEDIAE 9 pts
- MEDIAL 9 pts
- MEDLAR 9 pts
- MELDER 9 pts
- MIDAIR 9 pts
- MILADI 9 pts
- MILDER 9 pts
- REAMED 9 pts
- REFILE 9 pts
- RELIEF 9 pts
- REMADE 9 pts
- ELMIER 8 pts
- LAMIAE 8 pts
- LIMIER 8 pts
- MAILER 8 pts
- MEALIE 8 pts
- REMAIL 8 pts
- AEDILE 7 pts
- AERIED 7 pts
- ARILED 7 pts
- DEALER 7 pts
- DEARIE 7 pts
- DERAIL 7 pts
- DIALER 7 pts
- LAIRED 7 pts
- LEADER 7 pts
- LIEDER 7 pts
- RADIAL 7 pts
- RAILED 7 pts
- REDIAE 7 pts
- REDIAL 7 pts
- RELAID 7 pts
- RELIED 7 pts
- AERIAL 6 pts
- REALIA 6 pts
5-letter words
64 words- FAZED 18 pts
- FEAZE 17 pts
- AMAZE 16 pts
- AZIDE 15 pts
- FAMED 11 pts
- FERMI 10 pts
- FILMI 10 pts
- FLAME 10 pts
- FLEAM 10 pts
- FRAME 10 pts
- DEFER 9 pts
- FADER 9 pts
- FARAD 9 pts
- FARED 9 pts
- FELID 9 pts
- FIELD 9 pts
- FILED 9 pts
- FIRED 9 pts
- FLIED 9 pts
- ADEEM 8 pts
- AFIRE 8 pts
- AIMED 8 pts
- AMIDE 8 pts
- ARMED 8 pts
- DAMAR 8 pts
- DERMA 8 pts
- DIMER 8 pts
- DIRAM 8 pts
- DRAMA 8 pts
- DREAM 8 pts
- EDEMA 8 pts
- FARLE 8 pts
- FERAL 8 pts
- FERIA 8 pts
- FILAR 8 pts
- FILER 8 pts
- FIREE 8 pts
- FLAIR 8 pts
- FLARE 8 pts
- FLEER 8 pts
- FLIER 8 pts
- FRAIL 8 pts
- AIMER 7 pts
- ALARM 7 pts
- AMEER 7 pts
- ARAME 7 pts
- ELEMI 7 pts
- EMAIL 7 pts
- AIDER 6 pts
- AILED 6 pts
- AIRED 6 pts
- ALDER 6 pts
- DEAIR 6 pts
- DRAIL 6 pts
- EARED 6 pts
- EDILE 6 pts
- EIDER 6 pts
- ELDER 6 pts
- ELIDE 6 pts
- AALII 5 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
- AREAE 5 pts
- AREAL 5 pts
- ARIEL 5 pts
Hooks
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