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Is DEFENDING a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list DEFENDING 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.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 18 | 9 |
What does DEFENDING mean?
- verbprotect against a challenge or attack
- verbargue or speak in defense of
- verbbe on the defensive; act against an attack
Definitions from WordNet.
Words inside DEFENDING
- DID5
- NEED5
- FIND8
- END4
- FINE7
- DIED6
- DIE4
- ENDED7
- NINE4
- INDEED8
- ENGINE7
- ENDING8
- FEED8
- EDGE6
- DEFINED12
- DEFEND11
- FED7
- FEE6
- DENIED8
- GENE5
- FEEDING12
- DEFINE10
- GEN4
- DIG5
- FIG7
- INN3
- NEEDING9
- DEN4
- DEED6
- DEE4
- FINED9
- FIN6
- ENG4
- GIN4
- EDGED8
- DING6
- DIN4
- GEE4
- DINE5
- GENIE6
- FEND8
- NEE3
- DEFIED11
- FIEND9
- DINED7
- GED5
- NENE4
- FEN6
- FEIGNED12
- FENDING12
- ENGINED9
- FEIGN9
- FIE6
- DENE5
- FINNED10
- DINGED9
- DEIGN7
- FID7
- GID5
- FENDED11
- GIE4
- DEIGNED10
- DEFI8
- DIENE6
- EIDE5
- FEEING10
- GINNED8
- DINGE7
- GEED6
- GIEN5
- DEEDING10
- FIDGED12
- FIDGE10
- DENNED8
- DINNED8
- INDENE7
- NEIF7
- NIDED7
- GIED6
- INNED6
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About this list
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 DEFENDING in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is DEFENDING a Scrabble word?
DEFENDING 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 DEFENDING worth?
DEFENDING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does DEFENDING mean?
Protect against a challenge or attack.