381 Words Starting With DEF
The prefix DEF appears in 381 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 73 entries. Average word length: 9.3 letters.
D words frequently describe direction and action — drive, draw, dig, drop. The prefix dis- alone generates hundreds of entries.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with DEF: DEFEMINIZATIONS (30 pts), DEFEMINIZATION (29 pts), DEFORMALIZING (29 pts), DEFEMINIZING (28 pts), DEFORMALIZED (28 pts). The shortest is DEF (3 letters) and the longest is DEFEASIBILITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in PIX.
Notable words: DEFI — a challenge [n].; DEFAT — to take away fat from [v].; DEFACE — to spoil the appearance of [v].; DEFACED — to spoil the appearance of [v]. Browse words starting with PHY for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with DEF?
DEFEMINIZATIONS scores 30 points. Runner-up: DEFEMINIZATION at 29 points. See words ending in WOK for more high-value options.
How many words start with DEF?
Our dictionary has 381 words that start with DEF. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (73).
What is the shortest word that starts with DEF?
DEF at just 3 letters. It means: excellent [adj].
Three-Letter Words (1)
DEF
Four-Letter Words (3)
DEFIDEFTDEFY
Five-Letter Words (4)
DEFATDEFERDEFISDEFOG
Six-Letter Words (26)
DEFACEDEFAMEDEFANGDEFATSDEFEATDEFECTDEFENDDEFERSDEFFERDEFIEDDEFIERDEFIESDEFILEDEFINEDEFLEADEFOAMDEFOGSDEFORMDEFRAGDEFRAYDEFTERDEFTLYDEFUELDEFUNDDEFUSEDEFUZE
Seven-Letter Words (45)
DEFACEDDEFACERDEFACESDEFAMEDDEFAMERDEFAMESDEFANGSDEFAULTDEFEATSDEFECTSDEFENCEDEFENDSDEFENSEDEFFESTDEFIANTDEFICITDEFIERSDEFILEDDEFILERDEFILESDEFINEDDEFINERDEFINESDEFLATEDEFLEASDEFLECTDEFOAMSDEFOCUSDEFORCEDEFORMSDEFRAGSDEFRAUDDEFRAYSDEFROCKDEFROSTDEFTESTDEFUELSDEFUNCTDEFUNDSDEFUSEDDEFUSERDEFUSESDEFUZEDDEFUZESDEFYING
Eight-Letter Words (60)
DEFACERSDEFACINGDEFAMERSDEFAMINGDEFANGEDDEFATTEDDEFAULTSDEFEATEDDEFEATERDEFECATEDEFECTEDDEFECTORDEFENCEDDEFENCESDEFENDEDDEFENDERDEFENSEDDEFENSESDEFERENTDEFERRALDEFERREDDEFERRERDEFIANCEDEFICITSDEFILADEDEFILERSDEFILINGDEFINERSDEFININGDEFINITEDEFLATEDDEFLATERDEFLATESDEFLATORDEFLEAEDDEFLECTSDEFLEXEDDEFLOWERDEFOAMEDDEFOAMERDEFOGGEDDEFOGGERDEFORCEDDEFORCERDEFORCESDEFORESTDEFORMEDDEFORMERDEFRAUDSDEFRAYALDEFRAYEDDEFRAYERDEFROCKSDEFROSTSDEFTNESSDEFUELEDDEFUNDEDDEFUSERSDEFUSINGDEFUZING
Nine-Letter Words (73)
DEFALCATEDEFANGINGDEFATTINGDEFAULTEDDEFAULTERDEFEATERSDEFEATINGDEFEATISMDEFEATISTDEFEATUREDEFECATEDDEFECATESDEFECATORDEFECTINGDEFECTIONDEFECTIVEDEFECTORSDEFENCINGDEFENDANTDEFENDERSDEFENDINGDEFENSINGDEFENSIVEDEFERENCEDEFERENTSDEFERMENTDEFERRALSDEFERRERSDEFERRINGDEFIANCESDEFIANTLYDEFICIENTDEFILADEDDEFILADESDEFINABLEDEFINABLYDEFINIENSDEFLATERSDEFLATINGDEFLATIONDEFLATORSDEFLEAINGDEFLECTEDDEFLECTORDEFLEXIONDEFLOWERSDEFOAMERSDEFOAMINGDEFOCUSEDDEFOCUSESDEFOGGERSDEFOGGINGDEFOLIANTDEFOLIATEDEFORCERSDEFORCINGDEFORESTSDEFORMERSDEFORMINGDEFORMITYDEFRAGGEDDEFRAGGERDEFRAUDEDDEFRAUDERDEFRAYALSDEFRAYERSDEFRAYINGDEFROCKEDDEFROSTEDDEFROSTERDEFUELINGDEFUELLEDDEFUNDING
Ten-Letter Words (70)
DEFACEMENTDEFALCATEDDEFALCATESDEFALCATORDEFAMATIONDEFAMATORYDEFAULTERSDEFAULTINGDEFEASANCEDEFEASIBLEDEFEATISMSDEFEATISTSDEFEATURESDEFECATINGDEFECATIONDEFECATORSDEFECTIONSDEFECTIVESDEFEMINIZEDEFENCEMANDEFENCEMENDEFENDABLEDEFENDANTSDEFENSEMANDEFENSEMENDEFENSIBLEDEFENSIBLYDEFENSIVESDEFERENCESDEFERMENTSDEFERRABLEDEFICIENCYDEFICIENTSDEFILADINGDEFILEMENTDEFINEMENTDEFINIENDADEFINITELYDEFINITIONDEFINITIVEDEFINITIZEDEFINITUDEDEFLAGRATEDEFLATIONSDEFLECTINGDEFLECTIONDEFLECTIVEDEFLECTORSDEFLEXIONSDEFLOWEREDDEFLOWERERDEFOCUSINGDEFOCUSSEDDEFOCUSSESDEFOLIANTSDEFOLIATEDDEFOLIATESDEFOLIATORDEFORESTEDDEFORMABLEDEFRAGGERSDEFRAGGINGDEFRAUDERSDEFRAUDINGDEFRAYABLEDEFROCKINGDEFROSTERSDEFROSTINGDEFTNESSESDEFUELLING
Eleven-Letter Words (42)
DEFACEMENTSDEFALCATINGDEFALCATIONDEFALCATORSDEFAMATIONSDEFEASANCESDEFECATIONSDEFECTIVELYDEFEMINIZEDDEFEMINIZESDEFENSELESSDEFENSIVELYDEFERENTIALDEFERRABLESDEFIBRINATEDEFICIENTLYDEFILEMENTSDEFINEMENTSDEFINIENDUMDEFINIENTIADEFINITIONSDEFINITIVESDEFINITIZEDDEFINITIZESDEFINITUDESDEFLAGRATEDDEFLAGRATESDEFLECTABLEDEFLECTIONSDEFLORATIONDEFLOWERERSDEFLOWERINGDEFOCUSSINGDEFOLIATINGDEFOLIATIONDEFOLIATORSDEFORCEMENTDEFORESTINGDEFORMALIZEDEFORMATIONDEFORMATIVEDEFORMITIES
Twelve-Letter Words (20)
DEFALCATIONSDEFEMINIZINGDEFENESTRATEDEFIBRILLATEDEFIBRINATEDDEFIBRINATESDEFICIENCIESDEFINITENESSDEFINITIONALDEFINITIVELYDEFINITIZINGDEFLAGRATINGDEFLAGRATIONDEFLATIONARYDEFLORATIONSDEFOLIATIONSDEFORCEMENTSDEFORMALIZEDDEFORMALIZESDEFORMATIONS
Thirteen-Letter Words (18)
DEFEASIBILITYDEFECTIVENESSDEFENESTRATEDDEFENESTRATESDEFENSELESSLYDEFENSIBILITYDEFENSIVENESSDEFERENTIALLYDEFERVESCENCEDEFIBRILLATEDDEFIBRILLATESDEFIBRILLATORDEFIBRINATINGDEFIBRINATIONDEFLAGRATIONSDEFORESTATIONDEFORMALIZINGDEFORMATIONAL
Fourteen-Letter Words (11)
DEFEMINIZATIONDEFENESTRATINGDEFENESTRATIONDEFERVESCENCESDEFIBRILLATINGDEFIBRILLATIONDEFIBRILLATORSDEFIBRINATIONSDEFINITENESSESDEFINITIVENESSDEFORESTATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (8)
DEFEASIBILITIESDEFECTIVENESSESDEFEMINIZATIONSDEFENESTRATIONSDEFENSELESSNESSDEFENSIBILITIESDEFENSIVENESSESDEFIBRILLATIONS