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No, de facto is not playable

...but would be worth 14 points.

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"De Facto" Definition

noun

A legally undeclared spouse.
Source: Wiktionary

adverb

In reality or fact; actually.
In practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.
Source: Wiktionary
In reality or fact.
Source: Wordnet
In reality .

adjective

Actual: de facto segregation. .
Exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established: a de facto government; a de facto nuclear storage facility. .
In fact or in practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. (often opposed to de jure.).
Source: Wiktionary
Existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not.
Source: Wordnet
Being such in effect though not formally recognized .

Actually; in fact; in reality.
In fact; in reality; actually existing, whether with or without legal or moral right: as, a government or a governor de facto.

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