What DEFENSES Means
DEFENSES is a form of DEFENSE, which means:
- noun: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies“they died in the defense of Stalingrad”
- noun: protection from harm“sanitation is the best defense against disease”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DEFENSES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 F4 E1 N1 S1 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In DEFENSES
84 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (1)
6 letter words (6)
5 letter words (20)
DEENSDENESDENSEDESSEESNESFEEDSFEENSFEESEFENDSFESSENEEDSNEESESEDESSEEDSSENDSSENESSENSESNEDSSNEEDSNEES
4 letter words (29)
DEENDEESDENEDENSENDSENESESESESNEESSEFEDSFEEDFEENFEESFENDFENSFESSNEDSNEEDNEFSNESSSEEDSEENSEESSENDSENESENSSESESNEDSNEE
3 letter words (20)
2 letter words (8)
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