Possible Words From defense
Counting the words from DEFENSE by length: 1 with 7 letters, 2 with 6, 10 with 5, 22 with 4, 19 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with defense
1 word · top score 11 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: DEFENSE
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6 Letter Words You Can Make with defense
2 words · top score 10
The best of the 6-letter words made with DEFENSE letters is FEESED, 10 points; NEESED on 7 follows.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with defense
10 words · top score 9 · everyday: NEEDS, FEEDS, DENSE
FEEDS and FENDS are the top 5-letter words in DEFENSE, 9 points each. NEEDS and DENSE will look familiar.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with defense
22 words · top score 8 · everyday: NEED, SEND, SEEN
Among the 4-letter words from DEFENSE, FEDS, FEED and FEND tie for first at 8 points. NEED, SEND and SEEN are everyday picks.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with defense
19 words · top score 7 · everyday: SEE, END, FEE
DEF and FED share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENSE. SEE, END and FEE are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with defense
8 words · top score 5
Among the 2-letter words made with DEFENSE letters, EF and FE tie for first at 5 points.
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Change One Tile in DEFENSE
Keep every letter of DEFENSE but one, change that one, and you get:
- F L gives NEEDLES · unscramble needles
- F R gives SNEERED · words from sneered
- F Z gives SNEEZED · words from sneezed
- E I gives DEFINES · unscramble defines
- S C gives DEFENCE · unscramble defence
- E A gives DEAFENS · unscramble deafens
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in SE · all 7-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest DEFENSE Answers
DEFENSE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DEFENSE 11 · 12
- to guard against a specific attack
- FEEDS 9 · 9
- to give food to
- FENDS 9 · 10
- to ward off
- FEDS 8 · 8
- a federal agent
- FEED 8 · 8
- to pay a fixed charge to
- FEND 8 · 9
- to ward off
- FED 7 · 7
- a federal agent
- FEES 7 · 7
- to pay a fixed charge to
DEFENSE in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes. DEFENSE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENSE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 62) | 43 | 62 | 41 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 19 of them: FEESED, FEENS, FEESE, FEEN, NEESED, NEFS, DEENS, NEF, SNEED, DEEN, NEDS, NEESE and 7 more. Words With Friends* skips 2 of them: FES and EDS.
62 words come out when you unscramble DEFENSE, starting with DEFENSE itself: 11 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is FEESED, 10 points. It has 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of DEFENSE in one turn: 61 in Scrabble (11 + 50), 47 in Words With Friends (12 + 35).
Add a Letter to DEFENSE
These 6 words take every letter of DEFENSE plus a single extra one.