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Defensive
Yes, Defensive is a valid word.
What does DEFENSIVE mean?
- adjective
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
“defensive weapons”
- adjective
attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- noun
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsValid
Hooks for DEFENSIVE
Single letters that turn DEFENSIVE into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from DEFENSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defense11
- defines11
- deveins11
- devisee11
- endives11
- infeeds11
- vendees11
- fives11
- defies10
- define10
- devein10
- devise10
- endive10
- envied10
- evened10
- fiends10
- infeed10
- sieved10
- veined10
- vendee10
- viseed10
- five10
- envies9
- nieves9
- defis9
- devis9
- dives9
- feeds9
- fends9
- fiend9
- finds9
- fined9
- vends9
- vined9
- vised9
- evens8
- fines8
- neifs8
- neves8
- nieve8
- seven8
- sieve8
- veins8
- vines8
- defi8
- devi8
- devs8
- difs8
- dive8
- feds8
- feed8
- fend8
- fids8
- find8
- vend8
- vide8
- vids8
- vied8
- denies7
- dienes7
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