Is “Defacement” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
DEFACEMENT
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
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Meaning of Defacement

/dɪˈfeɪsmənt/

noun
  1. 1.An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.

    Some consider the defacement of the Sphinx to be the most egregious crime of Napolean's campaigns.

  2. 2.An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.

    The soldiers found a variety of creative uses for their payment scrip after its defacement to scrap paper; some used it as toilet paper.

  3. 3.(vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.

Synonyms: cancellation, devaluation, disfiguration, graffiti, obliteration, vandalism