Words That Start With DEFENCE
- 8 words
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All Words That Start With DEFENCE 8 words
8-Letter Words Starting With DEFENCE 2
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Our combined English word list has 8 words that start with DEFENCE. Most are 8 letters long, they average 17.3 points and the best is DEFENCELESSLY (22 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Most common length
- 8 letters
- 2 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.3
- out of 22 max
- Longest word
- DEFENCELESSNESS
- 15 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- n 25%
- d 12.5%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word that starts with DEFENCE
d 2e 1f 4e 1n 1c 3e 1l 1e 1s 1s 1l 1y 4
D 2 + E 1 + F 4 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
defencelessly
- adverbwithout defense“the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly”
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How many words that start with DEFENCE are there?
There are 8 words that start with DEFENCE in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 2 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with DEFENCE?
DEFENCELESSLY is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DEFENCELESSNESS (21), DEFENCEMAN (18), DEFENCEMEN (18).
What is the longest word that starts with DEFENCE?
DEFENCELESSNESS has 15 letters.