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Is defensive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word defensive is a Scrabble US word. The word defensive is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is defensive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word defensive is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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Is defensive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word defensive is a Words With Friends word. The word defensive is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

DEFENSIVE,

7-letter words (7 found)

DEFENSE,DEFINES,DEVEINS,DEVISEE,ENDIVES,INFEEDS,VENDEES,

6-letter words (25 found)

DEEVES,DEFIES,DEFINE,DENIES,DESINE,DEVEIN,DEVISE,DIENES,EEVENS,ENDIVE,ENVIED,ENVIES,EVENED,FEESED,FIENDS,INFEED,NEESED,NEIVES,NIEVES,SEINED,SIEVED,VEINED,VENDEE,VENDIS,VISEED,

5-letter words (48 found)

DEENS,DEEVE,DEEVS,DEFIS,DENES,DENIS,DENSE,DEVIS,DIENE,DINES,DIVES,EEVEN,EEVNS,EVENS,FEEDS,FEENS,FEESE,FENDS,FENIS,FIDES,FIEND,FINDS,FINED,FINES,FIVES,IDEES,NEEDS,NEESE,NEIFS,NEIVE,NEVES,NIDES,NIEFS,NIEVE,NIFES,SDEIN,SEINE,SEVEN,SIEVE,SINED,SNEED,SNIDE,VEINS,VENDS,VINED,VINES,VISED,VISNE,

4-letter words (73 found)

DEEN,DEES,DEEV,DEFI,DEIF,DENE,DENI,DENS,DESI,DEVI,DEVS,DIES,DIFS,DINE,DINS,DIVE,DIVS,EEVN,EIDE,EINE,ENDS,ENES,ESNE,EVEN,EVES,FEDS,FEED,FEEN,FEES,FEIS,FEND,FENI,FENS,FIDS,FIND,FINE,FINS,FIVE,IDEE,IDES,NEDS,NEED,NEFS,NEIF,NEVE,NEVI,NIDE,NIDS,NIED,NIEF,NIES,NIFE,SEED,SEEN,SEIF,SEND,SENE,SIDE,SIEN,SIND,SINE,SNED,SNEE,VEES,VEIN,VEND,VIDE,VIDS,VIED,VIES,VINE,VINS,VISE,

3-letter words (46 found)

DEE,DEF,DEI,DEN,DEV,DIE,DIF,DIN,DIS,DIV,EDS,EEN,EFS,END,ENE,ENS,EVE,FED,FEE,FEN,FES,FID,FIE,FIN,IDE,IDS,IFS,INS,NED,NEE,NEF,NID,NIE,NIS,SED,SEE,SEI,SEN,SEV,SIF,SIN,VEE,VID,VIE,VIN,VIS,

2-letter words (14 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,EF,EN,ES,FE,ID,IF,IN,IS,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 215 words from defensive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of defensive

defensive

Etymology

From Middle French défensif. Morphologically defense +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/

Adjective

defensive (comparative more defensive, superlative most defensive)

  1. Intended for defence; protective.
  2. Intended to deter attack.
  3. Performed so as to minimise risk.
  4. Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
  5. (cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
  6. (chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
  7. In a state or posture of defense.

Antonyms

  • offensive

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

defensive (plural defensives)

  1. A means, attitude or position of defense.

Translations

Related terms

  • defensive industry
  • on the defensive

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

defensive

  1. inflection of defensiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

dēfēnsīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of dēfēnsīvus

Swedish

Adjective

defensive

  1. definite natural masculine singular of defensiv

Source: wiktionary.org