Deflect
Deflect is a valid word in word games.
- Tile score
- 13 points
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2
- How common
- Less common
Meaning of deflect
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verbPrevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.
“Let's avoid a confrontation”
Similar: debar , forefend , forfend , obviate , avert , avoid
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verbTurn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest.
Similar: bend
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verbTurn aside and away from an initial or intended course.
Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.
Anagrams of deflect
- clefted13
Words inside deflect
Words of three letters or more made from its letters, longest first.
- defect12
- felted10
- elect7
- fleet8
- cleft10
- delft9
- feted9
- feel7
- felt7
- left7
- feed8
- feet7
- fled8
- flee7
- tele4
- cede7
- celt6
- clef9
- deet5
- deft8
- dele5
- delf8
- fete7
- leet4
- teed5
- teel4
- cete6
- led4
- let3
- del4
- fed7
- fee6
- lee3
- ted4
- dee4
- eel3
- elf6
- tee3
- tel3
- cee5
Words that rhyme with deflect
- checked
- decked
- sect
- wrecked
- necked
- trekked
- wecht
- effect
- expect
- perfect
- respect
- affect
- collect
- connect
- correct
- detect
- direct
- elect
- protect
- reflect
- reject
- select
- subject
- suspect
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