Possible Words From defenses
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.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with defenses
1 word · top score 12 · everyday: DEFENSES
- defenses12
7 Letter Words You Can Make with defenses
1 word · top score 11 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: DEFENSE
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with DEFENSES letters: DEFENSE, 11 points.
- defense11
6 Letter Words You Can Make with defenses
6 words · top score 10 · everyday: SENSED
FEESED and FESSED are the top 6-letter words in DEFENSES, 10 points each. SENSED will look familiar.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with defenses
20 words · top score 9 · everyday: NEEDS, SENSE, FEEDS
FEEDS and FENDS share the top score of 9 among the 5-letter words from DEFENSES. NEEDS, SENSE and SEEDS are the ones most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with defenses
29 words · top score 8 · everyday: NEED, SEND, SEEN
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.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with defenses
20 words · top score 7 · everyday: SEE, END, FEE
The 3-letter words from DEFENSES are led by DEF and FED, 7 points each. SEE, END and FEE are the familiar ones.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with defenses
8 words · top score 5
EF and FE are the top 2-letter words in DEFENSES, 5 points each.
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Neighbor Words of DEFENSES
Trade one tile of DEFENSES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- F L gives NEEDLESS · unscramble needless
- E A gives DEAFNESS · words from deafness
- S D gives DEFENSED · unscramble defensed
- S T gives ENFESTED · unscramble enfested
- F Y gives EYEDNESS · unscramble eyedness
- E T gives DEFTNESS · words from deftness
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
What the Best DEFENSES Words Mean
The meaning of DEFENSES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DEFENSES 12 · 13
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- DEFENSE 11 · 12
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- FESSED 10 · 10
- to confess
- FEEDS 9 · 9
- provide as food
- FENDS 9 · 10
- try to manage without help
- FEDS 8 · 8
- a federal agent
- FEED 8 · 8
- provide as food
- FEND 8 · 9
- try to manage without help
Can You Play DEFENSES in Scrabble and 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.
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.
Add a Letter to DEFENSES
This word takes every letter of DEFENSES plus a single extra one.