defensiveness
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 13
/dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs/
(UK)
Definition of defensiveness
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being defensive.
“The gay vs. straight confrontation has been dealt with before in movies and plays but never with the gay character in control and never so free of defensiveness or homosexual guilt.”
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Etymology
From defensive + -ness.
Words you can make from defensiveness
200+ playable · top: DEFENSIVES (17 pts)
Best play defensives 17 points11-letter words
1 word10-letter words
2 words9-letter words
5 words8-letter words
6 words7-letter words
13 words6-letter words
37 words- DEFIES 10 pts
- DEFINE 10 pts
- DEVEIN 10 pts
- DEVISE 10 pts
- ENDIVE 10 pts
- ENVIED 10 pts
- EVENED 10 pts
- FESSED 10 pts
- FIENDS 10 pts
- FINNED 10 pts
- INFEED 10 pts
- SIEVED 10 pts
- VEINED 10 pts
- VENDEE 10 pts
- VISEED 10 pts
- ENVIES 9 pts
- FESSES 9 pts
- NIEVES 9 pts
- SEVENS 9 pts
- SIEVES 9 pts
- VENENE 9 pts
- VENINE 9 pts
- VENINS 9 pts
- DENIES 7 pts
- DIENES 7 pts
- DIESES 7 pts
- DISSES 7 pts
- INDENE 7 pts
- SEINED 7 pts
- SEISED 7 pts
- SENSED 7 pts
- SINNED 7 pts
- NESSES 6 pts
- SEINES 6 pts
- SEISES 6 pts
- SENSEI 6 pts
- SENSES 6 pts
5-letter words
48 words- FIVES 11 pts
- DEFIS 9 pts
- DEVIS 9 pts
- DIVES 9 pts
- FEEDS 9 pts
- FENDS 9 pts
- FIEND 9 pts
- FINDS 9 pts
- FINED 9 pts
- VENDS 9 pts
- VINED 9 pts
- VISED 9 pts
- EVENS 8 pts
- FESSE 8 pts
- FINES 8 pts
- NEIFS 8 pts
- NEVES 8 pts
- NIEVE 8 pts
- SEIFS 8 pts
- SEVEN 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- VEINS 8 pts
- VENIN 8 pts
- VINES 8 pts
- VISES 8 pts
- DENES 6 pts
- DENSE 6 pts
- DESIS 6 pts
- DIENE 6 pts
- DINES 6 pts
- INNED 6 pts
- NEEDS 6 pts
- NIDES 6 pts
- SEEDS 6 pts
- SENDS 6 pts
- SIDES 6 pts
- SNEDS 6 pts
- SNIDE 6 pts
- ESNES 5 pts
- ESSES 5 pts
- NENES 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SEISE 5 pts
- SENES 5 pts
- SENSE 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SISES 5 pts
4-letter words
64 words- FIVE 10 pts
- DEFI 8 pts
- DEVI 8 pts
- DEVS 8 pts
- DIFS 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- FEDS 8 pts
- FEED 8 pts
- FEND 8 pts
- FIDS 8 pts
- FIND 8 pts
- VEND 8 pts
- VIDE 8 pts
- VIDS 8 pts
- VIED 8 pts
- EVEN 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- FEES 7 pts
- FENS 7 pts
- FESS 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FINS 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- NEVE 7 pts
- NEVI 7 pts
- SEIF 7 pts
- SEVS 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VEIN 7 pts
- VIES 7 pts
- VINE 7 pts
- VINS 7 pts
- VISE 7 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENS 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINS 5 pts
- DISS 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- ENDS 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SEND 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- SNED 5 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SINS 4 pts
3-letter words
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