DEFICIT — 7 letter word
deficit
The word deficit has 7 letters: D, E, F, I, C, I, T. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required".
7 letter word "deficit": D E F I C I T — noun
Scrabble score: 13 Words With Friends: 14
Letter Analysis of deficit
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| I | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 4 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of deficit
noun
- the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit" Synonyms: shortfall
- an excess of liabilities over assets, usually over a certain period "Last year there was a serious budgetary deficit."
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
- a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"