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Is DEFENCES a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DEFENCES is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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What does DEFENCES mean?

DEFENCES is a form of DEFENCE.

  1. noun(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  2. noun(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
  3. nounthe defendant and his legal advisors collectively

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Words inside DEFENCES

See all 54 words you can make from DEFENCES

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up DEFENCES in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is DEFENCES a Scrabble word?

DEFENCES is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is DEFENCES worth?

DEFENCES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DEFENCES mean?

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.