Defensively is valid Scrabble Word

Is defensively a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is defensively valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

11 letters word
21 points in Scrabble
23 points in WWF

Definitions for DEFENSIVELY in dictionary:

VERB:

On the defensive.

ADVERB:

DEFENSIVE, tending to defend
in a way that relates to the defending of a goal or wicket against the opposition in sport
in a manner intended to defend or protect
in a way intended to challenge or avoid criticism
in an apologetic and defensive manner
in a defensive manner

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

serving to defend or protect

Words related to DEFENSIVELY

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How to use DEFENSIVELY in a sentence

A gale howled around the dark Jackson Street corner of the long, rambling station, and Spike defensively covered both ears with his gloved hands.
It was not a retreat, he merely drew himself together defensively, holding himself under control with the last supreme effort of his will.
The latter not only fought, offensively and defensively, but maintained the supplies and ammunition of the garrison.
Even the Joshua trees stood afar off and lifted grotesque arms defensively against them.
She was posing before the mirror, critically, miserably, defensively, and perhaps bewilderedly.
It was singularly ill-adapted to hold defensively against an active enemy.
Pixley stood on the hearthrug with his back to the fire, and handled his gold pince-nez defensively.

Similar words containing FENSIVE without suffix ly and without prefix de

defensive16 offensive18 defensives17 offensives19 inoffensive20 offensively23 unoffensive20 defensiveness20 inoffensively25 offensiveness22 defensivenesses22 inoffensiveness24 offensivenesses24 counteroffensive27 counteroffensives28 inoffensivenesses26

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