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defer

verb

Defer commonly means to hold back to a later time or yield to another's wish or opinion.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

FER

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DEFER” Mean?

defer has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

hold back to a later time

“let's postpone the exam”

Synonyms

postpone prorogue table shelve remit

yield to another's wish or opinion

“The government bowed to the military pressure”

Synonyms

submit bow accede

Word Forms

deferred deferring

Synonyms for DEFER

postpone prorogue table shelve remit submit bow accede

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word defer with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

hold back to a later time

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, E, F, E, R

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for defer.

DEFER is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with D and ends with R.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 40%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCBD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using defer in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

DEFER has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

DEFER is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

DEFER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DEFER contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside defer.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCBD

CV Pattern

CVCVC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

DE, EF, FE, ER

Trigrams

DEF, EFE, FER

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for defer.

DEFER is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with D and ends with R, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.