deficient

1. Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient: a deficient education.

2. Lacking an essential quality or element: deficient in common sense.

3. Lacking in some necessary quality or element .

4. Not up to a normal standard or complement .

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1. One that is deficient .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
deficient	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
de	3
ed	3
ef	5
en	2
et	2
fe	5
id	3
if	5
in	2
it	2
ne	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cee	5
dee	4
def	7
den	4
die	4
dif	7
din	4
dit	4
eft	6
end	4
fed	7
fee	6
fen	6
fet	6
fid	7
fie	6
fin	6
fit	6
ice	5
nee	3
net	3
nit	3
tec	5
ted	4
tee	3
ten	3
tic	5
tie	3
tin	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cede	7
cedi	7
cent	6
cete	6
cine	6
cite	6
deet	5
defi	8
deft	8
dene	5
deni	5
dent	5
dice	7
diet	5
dine	5
dint	5
dite	5
edit	5
eide	5
etic	6
feed	8
feet	7
fend	8
fete	7
fice	9
find	8
fine	7
iced	7
inti	4
need	5
neif	7
nice	6
nide	5
nidi	5
nite	4
teed	5
teen	4
tein	4
tend	5
tide	5
tied	5
tine	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cited	8
deice	8
diene	6
edict	8
feint	8
fence	10
feted	9
fetid	9
ficin	10
fiend	9
fined	9
ident	6
indie	6
niece	7
nitid	6
teiid	6
teind	6
tined	6

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
citied	9
deceit	9
decent	9
defect	12
define	10
deific	12
edenic	9
endite	7
entice	8
fenced	12
finite	9
incite	8
indict	9
indite	7
infect	11
infeed	10
tineid	7

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
deficit	13
edifice	13
eidetic	10
enticed	10
feinted	11
identic	10
incited	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
definite	12
feticide	14
indictee	11
infected	14

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
deficient	15