What DEFENSIVE Means
- 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
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DEFENSIVE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 F4 E1 N1 S1 I1 V4 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In DEFENSIVE
208 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 (6)
6 letter words (24)
DEEVESDEFIESDEFINEDENIESDESINEDEVEINDEVISEDIENESEEVENSENDIVEENVIEDENVIESEVENEDFEESEDFIENDSNEESEDNEIVESNIEVESSEINEDSIEVEDVEINEDVENDEEVENDISVISEED
5 letter words (47)
DEENSDEEVEDEEVSDEFISDENESDENISDENSEDIENEDINESDIVESEEVENEEVNSEVENSFEEDSFEENSFEESEFENDSFENISFIDESFIENDFINDSFINEDFINESFIVESIDEESNEEDSNEESENEIFSNEIVENEVESNIDESNIEFSNIEVENIFESSDEINSEINESEVENSIEVESINEDSNEEDSNIDEVEINSVENDSVINEDVINESVISEDVISNE
4 letter words (72)
DEENDEESDEEVDEFIDEIFDENEDENIDENSDESIDEVSDIESDIFSDINEDINSDIVEDIVSEEVNEIDEEINEENDSENESESNEEVENEVESFEDSFEEDFEENFEESFEISFENDFENIFENSFIDSFINDFINEFINSFIVEIDEEIDESNEDSNEEDNEFSNEIFNEVENEVINIDENIDSNIEDNIEFNIESNIFESEEDSEENSEIFSENDSENESIDESIENSINDSINESNEDSNEEVEESVEINVENDVIDEVIDSVIEDVIESVINEVINSVISE
3 letter words (45)
DEEDEFDEIDENDEVDIEDIFDINDISDIVEDSEENEFSENDENEENSEVEFEDFEEFENFESFIDFIEFINIDEIDSIFSINSNEDNEENEFNIDNIENISSEDSEESEISENSIFSINVEEVIDVIEVINVIS
2 letter words (14)
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