Is DEFENSES a word?
DEFENSES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DEFENSES is a valid word.
What does defenses mean?
DEFENSES is an inflected form of defense.
noun: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
“they died in the defense of Stalingrad”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DEFENSES: word details
- Pronunciation: dih-FEHN-suhz (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-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 defenses
Words you can make from the letters of defenses.
Solve a whole rack, not just DEFENSES
DEFENSES 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 DEFENSES mean?
DEFENSES is an inflected form of defense and is a noun. It means: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
Is DEFENSES a valid word?
Yes, DEFENSES 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.