Is DEFENSE a word?
DEFENSE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 53 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DEFENSE is a valid word.
What does defense mean?
noun: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
“they died in the defense of Stalingrad”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DEFENSE: word details
- Pronunciation: dih-FEHNS (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 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 defense
Words you can make from the letters of defense.
Solve a whole rack, not just DEFENSE
DEFENSE 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 DEFENSE mean?
DEFENSE is a noun. It means: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
Is DEFENSE a valid word?
Yes, DEFENSE is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 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.