DEFENDING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DEFENDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2e1f4e1n1d2i1n1g2
PlayableDEFENDING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DEFENDING?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.44%
Our own measure of how useful DEFENDING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFENDING
No single letter turns DEFENDING into another word.
How DEFENDING scores
Scrabble d2e1f4e1n1d2i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends d2e1f4e1n2d2i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEFENDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFENDING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFENDING
defined12 feeding12 feigned12 fending12 deeding10 deigned10 engined9 needing9 fidged12 defend11 defied11 fended11 define10 feeing10 fening10 finned10 infeed10 dinged9 deeing8 denied8 denned8 dinned8 ending8 genned8 ginned8 indeed8 engine7 indene7 fidge10 feign9 fiend9 fined9 edged8 deign7 dined7 dinge7 ended7 nided7 diene6 eigne6
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Common questions about DEFENDING
- Is DEFENDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFENDING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFENDING worth?
- DEFENDING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFENDING?
- No single letter can be added to DEFENDING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEFENDING:
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