Unscramble DEFENSIBLY to get 289 words. DEFENSIBLY itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DEFENSIBLY split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 24 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 9 letters.
DYELINES is the only one of the 8-letter words made with DEFENSIBLY letters; it scores 12 points.
Among the 7-letter words in DEFENSIBLY, BEEFILY leads with 15 points, then DENSIFY on 14 and BYLINED on 13. BELIEFS, DEFINES and DENSELY are the familiar ones.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENSIBLY is FEEBLY, 14 points; FLEYED on 13 and BEDYES on 12 follow. FIELDS, DEFINE and DIESEL are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from DEFENSIBLY, BEEFY leads with 13 points, then DEIFY and EDIFY on 12. FIELD, FEEDS and FILED are the familiar ones.
DEFY tops the 4-letter words from DEFENSIBLY at 11 points; next come BYDE and FEYS on 10. FIND, FILE and FEEL will look familiar.
FEY and FLY share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words in DEFENSIBLY. END, YES and BID are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DEFENSIBLY for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LY · all 10-letter words
The meaning of DEFENSIBLY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DEFENSIBLY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENSIBLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 223 | 288 | 208 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 65 of them: BEDYES, BEFELD, BIELDY, DYELINES, FENDY, FEYED, LENIFY, BEDYE, BYDES, DYELINE, ENFILED, FYLES and 53 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: INFEEDS, BLINY, FEEBS, INFEED, FEEB, SELFIE, BEEDI, DIFS, EENSY, DEF, DIF, FES and 3 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.