delude

Verb

Verb Forms: deluded, deluding, deludes

To mislead the mind or judgment of; to deceive.
be false to; be dishonest with
To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
To frustrate or disappoint.

Examples

He tried to DELUDE his opponent into thinking he had no ’S’ tile left.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English deluden, borrowed from Latin dēlūdō (“mock, deceive”), from de + lūdō (“to make sport of, to mock”). See ludicrous.

Synonyms

cozen, deceive, lead on, mislead

Scrabble Score: 8

delude: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
delude: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
delude: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

delude: valid Words With Friends Word