Unscramble defender

Unscramble DEFENDER and you have 83 words, DEFENDER itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: FENDERED. The strongest shorter words are DEFEND, ENFREED and FENDED, 11 points each. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Looking for reddenfe, dendefer, denfreed, redefend, defernde, feednerd, feedredn, fendeder, rdnedeef or deerfend? They use the same letters as DEFENDER, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From defender

By length, the words from DEFENDER split into 2 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 16 with 6, 11 with 5, 24 with 4, 20 with 3 and 9 with 2.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with defender

2 8-letter words made with DEFENDER letters use every letter: DEFENDER and its 1 anagram FENDERED, all with 13 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with defender

Just 1 of the 7-letter words in DEFENDER: ENFREED, for 11 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with defender

Among the 6-letter words from DEFENDER, DEFEND and FENDED tie for first at 11 points. NEEDED, FENDER and FEEDER are everyday picks.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with defender

DEFER, FREED and REFED share the top score of 9 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENDER. ENDED is the one most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with defender

Among the 4-letter words from DEFENDER, FEED and FEND tie for first at 8 points. FREE, NEED and REED are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with defender

DEF and FED are the top 3-letter words in DEFENDER, 7 points each. END, RED and FEE will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with defender

EF and FE share the top score of 5 among the 2-letter words made with DEFENDER letters.

Change One Tile in DEFENDER

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

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

Definitions for the Top DEFENDER Plays

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

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

DEFENDER 13 · 14
one that defends
FENDERED 13 · 14
having fenders
DEFEND 11 · 12
to protect
FENDED 11 · 12
to ward off
FEEDER 10 · 10
one that feeds
FENDER 10 · 11
a metal guard over the wheel of a motor vehicle
REEFED 10 · 10
to reduce the area of a sail
REFEED 10 · 10
to feed again

DEFENDER in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes. DEFENDER is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DEFENDER itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 83)608358

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

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 23 of them: ENFREED, FEERED, ENFREE, DEEDER, DERNED, DERED, FEEN, FEER, REEDEN, DEERE, ERF, ERNED and 11 more. Words With Friends* skips 2 of them: DEF and FE.

Add a Letter to DEFENDER

With one more tile, the letters of DEFENDER spell the words below.

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