Is DEFEND valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFEND, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is DEFEND worth?

DEFEND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DEFEND?

DEFEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

DEFEND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. DEFEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

d2e1f4e1n1d2

PlayableDEFEND · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 250,853odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept DEFEND?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.67%

Our own measure of how useful DEFEND is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DEFEND

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

defends12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DEFEND scores

Scrabble d2e1f4e1n1d2 11

Words with Friends d2e1f4e1n2d2 12

Face value of the 6 tiles in DEFEND, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
d	2	4
e	2	12
f	1	2
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250,853.

What stands out about DEFEND

DEFEND begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does DEFEND mean in Scrabble?

verb

To protect from attack or harm, or to argue in support of someone or something.

Soldiers defend a border, a goalkeeper defends the net and a lawyer defends a client in court. The word also covers speech, as when a person defends an opinion against objections. Its Latin root meant to ward off, and the same idea lies behind the noun defence and the adjective defensive. In sport a champion must defend a title, which means winning it once more.

How DEFEND is used

General English; used for physical protection, legal argument and sport.

The knights prepared to defend the castle against a long siege.
She will defend her thesis in front of three examiners next week.
A good lawyer will defend even an unpopular client.
The champion returns in spring to defend her title.
He felt bound to defend his friend whenever the rumour came up.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEFEND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Anagrams of DEFEND

fended11

The 6 tiles of DEFEND in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with DEFEND

defends12 defended14 defender13 defendant14 defenders14 defending15 defendable17 defendants15

8 longer words begin with DEFEND.

Shorter words from the letters in DEFEND

ended7 feed8 fend8 feen7 deed6 deen5 dene5 need5 def7 fed7 fee6 fen6 nef6 dee4 den4 end4 ned4 een3 ene3 nee3 ef5 fe5 de3 ed3 ee2 en2 ne2

Common questions about DEFEND

Is DEFEND valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFEND, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DEFEND worth?: DEFEND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What does DEFEND mean?: To protect from attack or harm, or to argue in support of someone or something.
What letters can be added to DEFEND?: DEFEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEFEND:

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