Defeats

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:11 pts7 letters
Definition of Defeats

verb

  1. To overcome in battle or contest.

    "Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo."

  2. To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
  3. To nullify

noun

  1. The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.

    "Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move."

  2. The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.

    "The inscription records her defeat of the country's enemies in a costly war."

  3. Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; nullification.
  4. Destruction, ruin.
Anagrams of Defeats

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "defeats":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "defeats" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Defeats"

Defeats is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "defeats" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Defeats" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "defeats" is a medium-scoring word.

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