Unscramble DEFENSES and you have 85 words, DEFENSES itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Looking for fendssee or seedfens? They use the same letters as DEFENSES, 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.
Words from DEFENSES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 6 with 6, 20 with 5, 29 with 4, 20 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with DEFENSES letters: DEFENSE, 11 points.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENSES, FEDS, FEED and FEND tie for first at 8 points. NEED, SEND and SEEN are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DEFENSES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
The meaning of DEFENSES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEFENSES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 85) | 59 | 85 | 54 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 26 of them: FEESED, FEESES, FEENS, FEESE, FEEN, NEESED, NEFS, DEENS, DESSE, NEESES, NEF, SEDES and 14 more. Words With Friends* skips 5 of them: FES, ESNES, SENES, EDS and ESSE.
This word takes every letter of DEFENSES plus a single extra one.