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Is DEFENSIVE a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list DEFENSIVE 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 18 | 9 |
What does DEFENSIVE mean?
- adjectiveintended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- adjectiveattempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- nounan attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for DEFENSIVE
Add a letter to make a new word: DEFENSIVES.
Words inside DEFENSIVE
- SEE3
- EVEN7
- NEED5
- FIND8
- END4
- SIDE5
- SEEN4
- FIVE10
- NEEDS6
- FINE7
- SEVEN8
- SEND5
- DIE4
- DEFENSE11
- ENDS5
- FEED8
- FINDS9
- FED7
- FEES7
- FEE6
- DIES5
- SEED5
- SIN3
- DEFINE10
- EVE6
- DIVE8
- DENSE6
- DEN4
- SEN3
- DEFINES11
- FEEDS9
- INS3
- FINES8
- VEINS8
- DEV7
- VEIN7
- DEE4
- FINED9
- DENIES7
- VINE7
- FIN6
- DIS4
- VINES8
- DIN4
- FEDS8
- DINE5
- FINS7
- VIE6
- VIS6
- IDS4
- DIVES9
- DEVISE10
- FEND8
- IFS6
- SEINE5
- NEE3
- FIVES11
- FIEND9
- SINE4
- DEFIES10
- SIEVE8
- VEE6
- DEVS8
- VIDE8
- SEI3
- FIENDS10
- NEVE7
- VISE7
- FEN6
- DENS5
- ENVIED10
- EVENS8
- NEVES8
- FIE6
- SNIDE6
- IDES5
- DEES5
- DENE5
- ENS3
- EVENED10
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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 DEFENSIVE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is DEFENSIVE a Scrabble word?
DEFENSIVE 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 DEFENSIVE worth?
DEFENSIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does DEFENSIVE mean?
Intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack.