Unscramble DEFENDANTS to get 279 words. DEFENDANTS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DEFENDANT leads with 14 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DEFENDANTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 21 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in DEFENDANTS: DEFENDANT, 14 points.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with DEFENDANTS letters: FASTENED, for 12 points.
DEFENDS scores highest among the 7-letter words from DEFENDANTS at 12 points, ahead of DEAFENS and DEAFEST on 11. DEFEATS is the one most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENDANTS, DEFEND, FANDED and FENDED tie for first at 11 points. SENATE, DEFEAT and NESTED are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENDANTS, FADED leads with 10 points, then DEFAT and FADES on 9. NEEDS, STAND and DATES are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 4-letter words from DEFENDANTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. DATE, NEED and SEND will look familiar.
DEF, FAD and FED share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words in DEFENDANTS. SEE, ADD and SET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DEFENDANTS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEFENDS and FASTENED (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DEFENDANTS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENDANTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 203 | 279 | 186 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 76 of them: DEFASTE, FANDED, DEFAST, ENFANTS, FEATED, ENFANT, FANDS, NEAFES, NEFAST, SAFED, STENDED, DANTED and 64 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: FESTA, STANNED, DEF, FEST, FES, TASED, TENNES, DANS, FE, DAN, DAS, EDS and 5 more.