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Defensing

d 2e 1f 4e 1n 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Rare · form of defense

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does defensing mean?

noun

  1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

    “they died in the defense of Stalingrad”

    Synonymsdefencedefensive measure

  2. protection from harm

    “sanitation is the best defense against disease”

    Synonymsdefence

  3. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

    “his teams are always good on defense”

    Synonymsdefencedefending team

  4. the justification for some act or belief

    “he offered a persuasive defense of the theory”

    Synonymsdefencevindication

  5. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

    Synonymsdefense mechanismdefense reactiondefence mechanismdefence reactiondefence

  6. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

    Synonymsdepartment of defensedefense departmentunited states department of defensedod

Definitions shown for defense, the base form of defensing.

Is DEFENSING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DEFENSING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1n 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1n 2s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1n 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1n 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DEFENSING

Words that end like DEFENSING

Common words that share the ending -ENSING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

licensingcondensingincensingdispensingsensingtensingrecompensing
All words ending in -ENSING

Defensing: quick answers

Is DEFENSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DEFENSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DEFENSING worth?
DEFENSING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does defensing mean?
defensing is related to defense, which means “(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DEFENSING?
You can make 237 shorter words from DEFENSING, such as FEEDINGS, FEEDING, FEIGNED, FENDING. See the full list.