Is DEFENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFENCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is DEFENCE worth?

DEFENCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DEFENCE?

DEFENCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

DEFENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. DEFENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

d2e1f4e1n1c3e1

PlayableDEFENCE · 7 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

7letters

2hooks available

1 in 757,934odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept DEFENCE?

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: 60 / 100

60WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.86

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

7.14%

Our own measure of how useful DEFENCE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DEFENCE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

defenced15 defences14

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

How DEFENCE scores

Scrabble d2e1f4e1n1c3e1 13

Words with Friends d2e1f4e1n2c4e1 15

Face value of the 7 tiles in DEFENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
d	1	4
e	3	12
f	1	2
n	1	6
c	1	2

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 757,934.

Words starting with DEFENCE

defenced15 defences14 defenceman18 defencemen18 defenceless17 defencelessly22 defencelessness21

7 longer words begin with DEFENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in DEFENCE

fenced12 fence10 feed8 fend8 cede7 feen7 deen5 dene5 need5 def7 fed7 fee6 fen6 nef6 cee5 dee4 den4 end4 ned4 een3 ene3 nee3 ef5 fe5 de3 ed3 ee2 en2 ne2

Common questions about DEFENCE

Is DEFENCE valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFENCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DEFENCE worth?: DEFENCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DEFENCE?: DEFENCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEFENCE:

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