Defraud

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Illegally obtain money or property from someone by means of deception or trickery.

“He was convicted of attempting to defraud investors out of millions of pounds.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dɪ.ˈfrɔːd/

Syllables

de·fraud

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Synonyms

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Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains D, E, F, R, A, U, D with two D's, the -AUD ending is unusual and highly distinctive

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Scrabble

F scores 4 and the second D adds 2 more, DEFRAUD scores well given its common tiles

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “defraud”.

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