DEFENSIVE
A 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble.
d 2 e 1 f 4 e 1 n 1 s 1 i 1 v 4 e 1
- Length
- 9
- Scrabble
- 16 pts
- Sorted letters
- deeefinsv
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of DEFENSIVE
- noun
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
Synonyms: defensive attitude
- adjective
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
“defensive weapons”
- adjective
attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
Synonyms: justificative, justificatory
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within DEFENSIVE
134 words can be made from any subset of the letters in DEFENSIVE.
- defense 11
- defines 11
- deveins 11
- devisee 11
- endives 11
- vendees 11
- defies 10
- define 10
- devein 10
- devise 10
- endive 10
- envied 10
- evened 10
- fiends 10
- sieved 10
- veined 10
- vendee 10
- viseed 10
- envies 9
- nieves 9
- denies 7
- dienes 7
- seined 7
- fives 11
- defis 9
- dives 9
- feeds 9
- fends 9
- fiend 9
- finds 9
- fined 9
- vends 9
- vined 9
- vised 9
- evens 8
- fines 8
- neifs 8
- neves 8
- nieve 8
- seven 8
- sieve 8
- veins 8
- vines 8
- denes 6
- dense 6
- diene 6
- dines 6
- needs 6
- nides 6
- snide 6
- seine 5
- five 10
- defi 8
- devs 8
- dive 8
- feds 8
- feed 8
- fend 8
- fids 8
- find 8
- vend 8
- vide 8
- vied 8
- even 7
- eves 7
- fees 7
- fens 7
- fine 7
- fins 7
- neif 7
- neve 7
- nevi 7
- seif 7
- vees 7
- vein 7
- vies 7
- vine 7
- vise 7
- dees 5
- dene 5
- dens 5
- dies 5
- dine 5
- dins 5
- eide 5
- ends 5
- ides 5
- need 5
- nide 5
- seed 5
- send 5
- side 5
- sned 5
- seen 4
- sene 4
- sine 4
- dev 7
- fed 7
- fid 7
- efs 6
- eve 6
- fee 6
- fen 6
- fie 6
- fin 6
- ifs 6
- vee 6
- vie 6
- vis 6
- dee 4
- den 4
- die 4
- din 4
- dis 4
- end 4
- ids 4
- ens 3
- ins 3
- nee 3
- see 3