DEFENSIBLY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. DEFENSIBLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
d2e1f4e1n1s1i1b3l1y4
PlayableDEFENSIBLY · 10 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DEFENSIBLY?
| 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%1.9
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful DEFENSIBLY is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFENSIBLY
No single letter turns DEFENSIBLY into another word.
How DEFENSIBLY scores
Scrabble d2e1f4e1n1s1i1b3l1y4 19
Words with Friends d2e1f4e1n2s1i1b4l2y3 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEFENSIBLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFENSIBLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFENSIBLY
dyelines12 beefily15 densify14 bylined13 beliefs12 bylines12 defiles11 defines11 densely11 dyeline11 enfiled11 eyelids11 flensed11 infeeds11 needily11 seedily11 snidely11 bindles10 blendes10 edibles10 felines10 yeelins10 enisled8 ensiled8 linseed8 feebly14 fleyed13 bedyes12 befeld12 bendys12 bieldy12 debyes12 finely12 lenify12 belief11 byline11 defies10 defile10 define10 desyne10
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Common questions about DEFENSIBLY
- Is DEFENSIBLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFENSIBLY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFENSIBLY worth?
- DEFENSIBLY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFENSIBLY?
- No single letter can be added to DEFENSIBLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEFENSIBLY:
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