Possible Words From defences
By length, the words from DEFENCES split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 7 with 6, 16 with 5, 25 with 4, 21 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 defences
1 word · top score 14 · everyday: DEFENCES
- defences14
7 Letter Words You Can Make with defences
2 words · top score 13 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: DEFENSE, DEFENCE
DEFENCE tops the 7-letter words in DEFENCES at 13 points; next comes DEFENSE on 11.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with defences
7 words · top score 12 · everyday: FENCES, FENCED
Among the 6-letter words made with DEFENCES letters, FENCED leads with 12 points, then FENCES on 11 and FEESED on 10.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with defences
16 words · top score 10 · everyday: NEEDS, FEEDS, SCENE
FECES and FENCE are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFENCES, 10 points each. NEEDS, FEEDS and SCENE will look familiar.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with defences
25 words · top score 8 · everyday: NEED, SEND, SEEN
FEDS, FEED and FEND share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words from DEFENCES. NEED, SEND and SEEN are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with defences
21 words · top score 7 · everyday: SEE, END, FEE
DEF and FED are the top 3-letter words from DEFENCES, 7 points each. SEE, END and FEE will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with defences
8 words · top score 5
EF and FE share the top score of 5 among the 2-letter words in DEFENCES.
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Change One Tile in DEFENCES
These 6 words have the length of DEFENCES, with one letter different:
- F R gives SCREENED · unscramble screened
- C S gives DEFENSES · words from defenses
- S D gives DEFENCED · words from defenced
- C D gives DEFENSED · words from defensed
- F O gives SECONDEE · unscramble secondee
- C W gives NEWSFEED · words from newsfeed
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest DEFENCES Answers
DEFENCES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DEFENCES 14 · 16
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- DEFENCE 13 · 15
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- FENCED 12 · 14
- to practice the art of fencing
- DEFENSE 11 · 12
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- FENCES 11 · 13
- a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- FECES 10 · 11
- solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
- FENCE 10 · 12
- a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- CENSED 9 · 11
- to perfume with incense
Is DEFENCES Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
DEFENCES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 80) | 59 | 80 | 57 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FEESED, SCENED, FEENS, FEESE, FEEN, NEESED, NEFS, CENS, DEENS, NEF, SNEED, DEEN and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FES and EDS, 2 in all.
Unscramble DEFENCES and you have 80 words, DEFENCES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.