defeasance
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
/dɪˈfiːzəns/(UK)
Definition of defeasance
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(archaic, countable, uncountable)Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
“that hoarie king, with all his traine, / Being arriued, where that champion stout / After his foes defeasance did remaine […]”
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noun
-
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
“that hoarie king, with all his traine, / Being arriued, where that champion stout / After his foes defeasance did remaine […]”
- (US, countable, uncountable)The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.
verb
- (US, transitive)To void; to annul.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce.
Words you can make from defeasance
172 playable · top: DEFENCES (14 pts)
Best play defences 14 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
20 words5-letter words
37 words- DECAF 11 pts
- FACED 11 pts
- CAFES 10 pts
- FACES 10 pts
- FECES 10 pts
- FENCE 10 pts
- FADES 9 pts
- FEEDS 9 pts
- FENDS 9 pts
- ACNED 8 pts
- CADES 8 pts
- CANED 8 pts
- CASED 8 pts
- CEDES 8 pts
- DACES 8 pts
- DANCE 8 pts
- DECAN 8 pts
- FAENA 8 pts
- FANES 8 pts
- FEASE 8 pts
- SCEND 8 pts
- ACNES 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CEASE 7 pts
- CENSE 7 pts
- SCENA 7 pts
- SCENE 7 pts
- AEDES 6 pts
- DEANS 6 pts
- DENES 6 pts
- DENSE 6 pts
- EASED 6 pts
- NADAS 6 pts
- NEEDS 6 pts
- SANED 6 pts
- SEDAN 6 pts
- ANSAE 5 pts
4-letter words
52 words- CAFE 9 pts
- CAFS 9 pts
- FACE 9 pts
- DEAF 8 pts
- FADE 8 pts
- FADS 8 pts
- FEDS 8 pts
- FEED 8 pts
- FEND 8 pts
- ACED 7 pts
- CADE 7 pts
- CADS 7 pts
- CEDE 7 pts
- DACE 7 pts
- FANE 7 pts
- FANS 7 pts
- FEES 7 pts
- FENS 7 pts
- SAFE 7 pts
- SCAD 7 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CASA 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- SCAN 6 pts
- ANDS 5 pts
- DANS 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENS 5 pts
- ENDS 5 pts
- NADA 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- SADE 5 pts
- SAND 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SEND 5 pts
- SNED 5 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- CAF 8 pts
- DEF 7 pts
- FAD 7 pts
- FED 7 pts
- CAD 6 pts
- EFS 6 pts
- FAN 6 pts
- FAS 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FES 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- SAC 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- ADS 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
2-letter words
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