defection
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
/dɪˈfɛkʃən/(UK)
Definition of defection
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)An act or incidence of defecting.
“military defection”
“political defection”
“mass defection”
“The general’s sudden defection shocked the government.”
“The party suffered another defection to the opposition.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).
Words you can make from defection
200+ playable · top: INFECTED (14 pts)
Best play infected 14 points7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
23 words- COIFED 12 pts
- DEFECT 12 pts
- FENCED 12 pts
- CONFIT 11 pts
- INFECT 11 pts
- DEFINE 10 pts
- FOETID 10 pts
- FOINED 10 pts
- INFEED 10 pts
- CODEIN 9 pts
- COEDIT 9 pts
- COINED 9 pts
- DECEIT 9 pts
- DECENT 9 pts
- DOCENT 9 pts
- EDENIC 9 pts
- ENCODE 9 pts
- CENOTE 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- DENOTE 7 pts
- ENDITE 7 pts
5-letter words
28 words- FENCE 10 pts
- FETED 9 pts
- FETID 9 pts
- FIEND 9 pts
- FINED 9 pts
- CITED 8 pts
- CODEN 8 pts
- CONED 8 pts
- COTED 8 pts
- DEICE 8 pts
- DICOT 8 pts
- EDICT 8 pts
- FEINT 8 pts
- OFTEN 8 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- DIENE 6 pts
- DONEE 6 pts
- IDENT 6 pts
- NOTED 6 pts
- TEIND 6 pts
- TINED 6 pts
- TONDI 6 pts
- TONED 6 pts
4-letter words
73 words- COFT 9 pts
- COIF 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- FICO 9 pts
- FOCI 9 pts
- DEFI 8 pts
- DEFT 8 pts
- FEED 8 pts
- FEND 8 pts
- FEOD 8 pts
- FIDO 8 pts
- FIND 8 pts
- FOND 8 pts
- CEDE 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- CODE 7 pts
- COED 7 pts
- DECO 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FINO 7 pts
- FOIN 7 pts
- FONT 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- INFO 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- ODIC 7 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINO 5 pts
- DINT 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DOIT 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- NODI 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
3-letter words
49 words- DEF 7 pts
- DIF 7 pts
- FED 7 pts
- FID 7 pts
- COD 6 pts
- DOC 6 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIN 6 pts
- FIT 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FON 6 pts
- OFT 6 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
2-letter words
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