deviate

/divɪ,eɪt/ verbadjectivenoun
7 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1

Be at variance with; be out of line with.

2

Turn aside; turn away from.

3

Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course.

“The river was deviated to prevent flooding”

ADJECTIVE
1

Markedly different from an accepted norm.

NOUN
1

A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
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Pig Latineviateday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesde · vi · ate
SYNONYMS & RELATED13
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