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DEFLECT

7 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

DEFLECT is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

DEFLECTS-s 11 DEFLECTING-ing 11 DEFLECTED-ed 11

Might be on the same board

Other words sharing these letters — a good chance they hide on the same Boggle board.

DEFLECTION 11 DEFLECTIVE 11 DEFLECTABLE 11 DEFLECTIONS 11 DEFLECTIONAL 11
verb
  1. transitiveTo make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
  2. transitiveTo touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
    • The defender deflected the cross into his own net.
  3. intransitiveTo deviate from an original path or position.
  4. figurativelytransitiveTo avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
    • The Prime Minister deflected some increasingly pointed questions by claiming he had an appointment.
  5. figurativelytransitiveTo divert (attention, etc.).
  6. To redirect culpability to avoid it.