Unscramble DEFENDERS to get 181 words. DEFENDERS itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DEFENDER, DEFENSED and FENDERED, 13 points each. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1F4E1N12D2E1R1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DEFENDERS split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 11 with 7, 33 with 6, 43 with 5, 49 with 4, 30 with 3 and 10 with 2.
The 6-letter words from DEFENDERS are led by DEFEND and FENDED, 11 points each. NEEDED, SENDER and FENDER are the familiar ones.
5 of 43 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENDERS tie at 9 points; none scores more. NEEDS, ENDED and FEEDS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with DEFENDERS letters, FEDS, FEED and FEND tie for first at 8 points. FREE, NEED and SEND are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DEFENDERS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in RS · all 9-letter words
DEFENDERS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEFENDERS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENDERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 181) | 135 | 181 | 129 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
46 of the 181 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENFREED, ENFREES, FEERED, FEESED, ENFREE, DEEDER, DERNED, FEENS, FEERS, FEESE, SEFER, SERENED and 34 more. 6 of the 181 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DESEED, DEF, FES, FE, EDS and ESNE.
Each word below uses all the letters of DEFENDERS and one more.