Unscramble TEFDEC: Letters, Definition, and Answer
TEFDEC unscrambles to DEFECT, a 6-letter noun from Jumble Answers Today: October 5, 2026. Repeated letters: E (×2).
How to crack TEFDEC
DE- as a prefix plus -FECT (the ending of effect and perfect): DE + FECT. The two E's sit one in each half.
Letter map: TEFDEC → DEFECT
| Position in DEFECT | Letter | Tile in TEFDEC | Circled for the caption |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | 4 | Yes |
| 2 | E | 2 | — |
| 3 | F | 3 | Yes |
| 4 | E | 5 | — |
| 5 | C | 6 | — |
| 6 | T | 1 | — |
What does DEFECT mean?
DEFECT (noun): an imperfection or shortcoming that mars something or keeps it from being as it should be. Example: “The inspector found a small defect in the paint before the car left the factory.”
Similar: flaw, fault, imperfection, blemish. Opposite: perfection, strength.
Did you know? "Defect" can also be a verb meaning to abandon one group or country for a rival one, a very different meaning that shares the same spelling.
How DEFECT fits the puzzle
DEFECT circles D and F, the first and last letters of FIXATED. A car repair puzzle with DEFECT in it is fitting.
Its circled letters feed the caption answer, FIXATED.
Other words in TEFDEC
17 shorter dictionary words can be made from a subset of these tiles:
FETEDCEDECETEDEETDEFTFEEDFEETFETETEEDCEEDEEEFTFEDFEEFETTEDTEE
The rest of this puzzle
- LYEAL → ALLEY (a narrow street or passageway, especially one running between or behind buildings)
- EUIST → SUITE (a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel, or a matching set of furniture or clothes)
- AHELXE → EXHALE (to breathe out)
- AITDFXE → FIXATED (intensely focused on or obsessed with one particular thing, often to the point of ignoring everything else)
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