Is DEFENDS a word?
DEFENDS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 55 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DEFENDS is a valid word.
What does defends mean?
DEFENDS is an inflected form of defend.
verb: argue or speak in defense of.
“She supported the motion to strike”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DEFENDS: word details
- Pronunciation: dih-FEHNDZ (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside defends
Words you can make from the letters of defends.
Solve a whole rack, not just DEFENDS
DEFENDS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DEFENDS mean?
DEFENDS is an inflected form of defend and is a verb. It means: argue or speak in defense of.
Is DEFENDS a valid word?
Yes, DEFENDS is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.