Unscramble DEFENSIVENESS and you have 275 words, DEFENSIVENESS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DEFENSIVES, 17 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DEFENSIVENESS by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 6 with 9, 8 with 8, 18 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 12 letters.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with DEFENSIVENESS letters: NEEDINESSES, 12 points.
Among the 10-letter words in DEFENSIVENESS, DEFENSIVES leads with 17 points, then EVENNESSES and FINENESSES on 13.
Among 18 7-letter words in DEFENSIVENESS, the top score is 11, reached by 9. DEFENSE, DEFINES and FINESSE are the familiar ones.
18 of 54 6-letter words made with DEFENSIVENESS letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. DEFINE, SENSES and DENIES will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENSIVENESS is FIVES, 11 points; DEEVE and DEEVS on 9 follow. NEEDS, SEVEN and FEEDS are everyday picks.
FIVE tops the 4-letter words from DEFENSIVENESS at 10 points; next come DEEV and DEFI on 8. FIND, NEED and EVEN will look familiar.
Of the 49 3-letter words in DEFENSIVENESS, 7 score 7 points, the group's best. SEE, END and INN are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DEFENSIVENESS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with DE · ending in SS · all 13-letter words
DEFENSIVENESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DEFENSIVENESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENSIVENESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 275) | 201 | 274 | 177 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VENDISSES, VENDISES, VENDISS, DEEVES, ESSIVES, FEESED, FENNIES, SENVIES, VENDIS, DEEVE, DEEVS, EEVENS and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INFEEDS, INFEED, VENENES, DEVIS, VENENE, DEVI, DIFS, VIDS, DEF, DIF, SENSEIS, SEVS and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.