Possible Words From defence
Counting the words from DEFENCE by length: 1 with 7 letters, 1 with 6, 1 with 5, 7 with 4, 13 with 3 and 7 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 defence
1 word · top score 13 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: DEFENCE
- defence13
6 Letter Words You Can Make with defence
1 word · top score 12 · everyday: FENCED
There is a single one of the 6-letter words made with DEFENCE letters: FENCED, 12 points.
- fenced12
5 Letter Words You Can Make with defence
1 word · top score 10 · everyday: FENCE
Just 1 of the 5-letter words in DEFENCE: FENCE, for 10 points.
- fence10
4 Letter Words You Can Make with defence
7 words · top score 8 · everyday: NEED, FEED
FEED and FEND are the top 4-letter words from DEFENCE, 8 points each. NEED will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with defence
13 words · top score 7 · everyday: END, FEE, DEN
DEF and FED share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENCE. END, FEE and DEN are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with defence
7 words · top score 5
Among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENCE, EF and FE tie for first at 5 points.
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Neighbor Words of DEFENCE
Keep every letter of DEFENCE but one, change that one, and you get:
- C S gives DEFENSE · unscramble defense
- N L gives FLEECED · words from fleeced
- E A gives ENFACED · words from enfaced
- D R gives REFENCE · words from refence
- C R gives ENFREED · unscramble enfreed
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in CE · all 7-letter words
Definitions for the Top DEFENCE Plays
The meaning of DEFENCE, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- DEFENCE 13 · 15
- to defense
- FENCED 12 · 14
- to practice the art of fencing
- FENCE 10 · 12
- to practice the art of fencing
- FEED 8 · 8
- to pay a fixed charge to
- FEND 8 · 9
- to ward off
- CEDE 7 · 8
- to yield
- FED 7 · 7
- a federal agent
- FEE 6 · 6
- to pay a fixed charge to
Can You Play DEFENCE in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
DEFENCE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 30) | 23 | 30 | 23 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FEEN, NEF, DEEN, NED, EEN, ENE and EE, 7 in all.
Unscramble DEFENCE and you have 30 words, DEFENCE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is FENCED, 12 points. It has 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. DEFENCE as a single 7-tile play makes 63 in Scrabble, 13 plus the 50 bonus, and 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).
One Extra Tile and DEFENCE Grows
Each word below uses all the letters of DEFENCE and one more.