Unscramble defences

Unscramble DEFENCES and you have 80 words, DEFENCES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Looking for defensec or sednefec? They use the same letters as DEFENCES, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From defences

By length, the words from DEFENCES split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 7 with 6, 16 with 5, 25 with 4, 21 with 3 and 8 with 2.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with defences

7 Letter Words You Can Make with defences

DEFENCE tops the 7-letter words in DEFENCES at 13 points; next comes DEFENSE on 11.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with defences

Among the 6-letter words made with DEFENCES letters, FENCED leads with 12 points, then FENCES on 11 and FEESED on 10.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with defences

FECES and FENCE are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENCES, 10 points each. NEEDS, FEEDS and SCENE will look familiar.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with defences

FEDS, FEED and FEND share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words from DEFENCES. NEED, SEND and SEEN are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with defences

DEF and FED are the top 3-letter words from DEFENCES, 7 points each. SEE, END and FEE will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with defences

EF and FE share the top score of 5 among the 2-letter words in DEFENCES.

Change One Tile in DEFENCES

These 6 words have the length of DEFENCES, with one letter different:

More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 8-letter words

Meanings of the Strongest DEFENCES Answers

DEFENCES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

DEFENCES 14 · 16
to defense
DEFENCE 13 · 15
to defense
FENCED 12 · 14
to practice the art of fencing
DEFENSE 11 · 12
to guard against a specific attack
FENCES 11 · 13
to practice the art of fencing
FECES 10 · 11
bodily waste discharged through the anus
FENCE 10 · 12
to practice the art of fencing
CENSED 9 · 11
to perfume with incense

Is DEFENCES Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

DEFENCES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DEFENCES itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 80)598054

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FEESED, SCENED, FEENS, FEESE, FEEN, NEESED, NEFS, CENS, DEENS, NEF, SNEED, DEEN and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DEF, FES, FE, EDS and ESNE, 5 in all.

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