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Words from letters DEFENSIVE

From the letters DEFENSIVE, you can form as many as 208 words - Check which ones

9 letter words:

  • defensive16

7 letter words:

  • defense11
  • defines11
  • deveins11
  • devisee11
  • endives11
  • vendees11
What words can be composed of letters DEFENSIVE

6 letter words:

  • deeves10
  • defies10
  • define10
  • devein10
  • devise10
  • endive10
  • envied10
  • evened10
  • feesed10
  • fiends10
  • sieved10
  • veined10
  • vendee10
  • vendis10
  • viseed10
  • eevens9
  • envies9
  • neives9
  • nieves9
  • denies7
  • desine7
  • dienes7
  • neesed7
  • seined7

5 letter words:

  • fives11
  • deeve9
  • deevs9
  • defis9
  • dives9
  • feeds9
  • fends9
  • fiend9
  • finds9
  • fined9
  • vends9
  • vined9
  • vised9
  • eeven8
  • eevns8
  • evens8
  • feens8
  • feese8
  • fenis8
  • fines8
  • neifs8
  • neive8
  • neves8
  • niefs8
  • nieve8
  • nifes8
  • seven8
  • sieve8
  • veins8
  • vines8
  • visne8
  • deens6
  • denes6
  • denis6
  • dense6
  • diene6
  • dines6
  • idees6
  • needs6
  • nides6
  • sdein6
  • sined6
  • sneed6
  • snide6
  • neese5
  • seine5

4 letter words:

  • five10
  • deev8
  • defi8
  • deif8
  • devs8
  • difs8
  • dive8
  • divs8
  • feds8
  • feed8
  • fend8
  • fids8
  • find8
  • vend8
  • vide8
  • vids8
  • vied8
  • eevn7
  • even7
  • eves7
  • feen7
  • fees7
  • feis7
  • feni7
  • fens7
  • fine7
  • fins7
  • nefs7
  • neif7
  • neve7
  • nevi7
  • nief7
  • nife7
  • seif7
  • vees7
  • vein7
  • vies7
  • vine7
  • vins7
  • vise7
  • deen5
  • dees5
  • dene5
  • deni5
  • dens5
  • desi5
  • dies5
  • dine5
  • dins5
  • eide5
  • ends5
  • idee5
  • ides5
  • neds5
  • need5
  • nide5
  • nids5
  • nied5
  • seed5
  • send5
  • side5
  • sind5
  • sned5
  • eine4
  • enes4
  • esne4
  • nies4
  • seen4
  • sene4
  • sien4
  • sine4
  • snee4

3 letter words:

  • def7
  • dev7
  • dif7
  • div7
  • fed7
  • fid7
  • vid7
  • efs6
  • eve6
  • fee6
  • fen6
  • fes6
  • fie6
  • fin6
  • ifs6
  • nef6
  • sif6
  • vee6
  • vie6
  • vin6
  • vis6
  • dee4
  • dei4
  • den4
  • die4
  • din4
  • dis4
  • eds4
  • end4
  • ide4
  • ids4
  • ned4
  • nid4
  • sed4
  • een3
  • ene3
  • ens3
  • ins3
  • nee3
  • nie3
  • nis3
  • see3
  • sei3
  • sen3
  • sin3

2 letter words:

  • ef5
  • fe5
  • if5
  • de3
  • di3
  • ed3
  • id3
  • ee2
  • en2
  • es2
  • in2
  • is2
  • ne2
  • si2

DEFENSIVE - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

DEFENSIVE

Defensive is an adjective that describes the act of defending or protecting oneself from attack or danger. It can also refer to a strategy or mindset focused on preventing the opposition from scoring or gaining an advantage. In a game of Scrabble, "DEFENSIVE" can be a valuable word to play for several reasons. Firstly, it is a high-scoring word, with a total of 18 points according to the official Scrabble tile values. Additionally, its length of 9 letters can help in earning a bonus for using all your tiles in a single turn. Strategically, playing the word "DEFENSIVE" may also convey a message to your opponent that you are taking a defensive approach in the game, which could impact their own strategy. It can also open up opportunities to build off existing words on the board, especially if you can create or extend a word using the "D" or "F" in "DEFENSIVE." Overall, incorporating "DEFENSIVE" into your Scrabble gameplay can not only score you valuable points but also potentially influence the dynamics of the game in your favor.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters DEFENSIVE?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters DEFENSIVE is the word Defensive. Number of letters: 9.
The second longest word is the word Defense. Number of letters: 7.

What anagrams can be formed from the word DEFENSIVE?

Unfortunately, in English, there is no word that is an anagram of the word Defensive.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters D,E,F,E,N,S,I,V,E?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters DEFENSIVE is the word Defensive. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 16.The second highest-scoring word is the word Defense. The possible number of points is: 11.

How many letters does the word DEFENSIVE have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Defensive - number of letters: 9. The word Defensive contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 4. The list of vowels present in this word is: E, E, E, I. The word Defensive contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 5. The list of consonants present in this word is: D, F, N, S, V.

How to properly pronounce the word DEFENSIVE?


Letter Analysis - word DEFENSIVE

The word DEFENSIVE, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: D, E, F, I, N, S, V. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter D in the word DEFENSIVE

Words that start with the letter D
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 66 0,4
4 318 2,0
5 650 4,1
6 1138 7,1
7 1754 11,0
8 2156 13,5
9 2307 14,5
10 2155 13,5
11 1810 11,4
12 1438 9,0
13 1006 6,3
14 672 4,2
15 443 2,8
Words ending with the letter D
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 76 0,3
4 295 1,2
5 807 3,3
6 2482 10,3
7 3497 14,5
8 4430 18,4
9 4166 17,3
10 3400 14,1
11 2330 9,7
12 1398 5,8
13 671 2,8
14 384 1,6
15 157 0,7
Occurrences of the letter D in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter D The number of words [%]
0 195400 73,0
1 63632 23,8
2 8083 3,0
3 611 0,2
4 25 0,0

The letter E in the word DEFENSIVE

Words that start with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 12 0,1
3 58 0,5
4 158 1,4
5 288 2,6
6 673 6,1
7 1169 10,6
8 1638 14,9
9 1830 16,6
10 1677 15,2
11 1279 11,6
12 958 8,7
13 653 5,9
14 371 3,4
15 266 2,4
Words ending with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,1
3 107 0,4
4 689 2,5
5 1477 5,4
6 2627 9,6
7 3501 12,8
8 4448 16,3
9 4844 17,7
10 3621 13,2
11 2594 9,5
12 1630 6,0
13 985 3,6
14 527 1,9
15 286 1,0
Occurrences of the letter E in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter E The number of words [%]
0 81615 30,5
1 114602 42,8
2 55768 20,8
3 13772 5,1
4 1842 0,7
5 152 0,1

The letter F in the word DEFENSIVE

Words that start with the letter F
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,6
4 251 2,5
5 575 5,7
6 960 9,5
7 1421 14,0
8 1811 17,9
9 1643 16,2
10 1275 12,6
11 893 8,8
12 590 5,8
13 353 3,5
14 218 2,1
15 90 0,9
Words ending with the letter F
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,6
3 25 4,9
4 114 22,2
5 80 15,6
6 57 11,1
7 68 13,3
8 55 10,7
9 58 11,3
10 29 5,7
11 13 2,5
12 11 2,1
Occurrences of the letter F in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter F The number of words [%]
0 241957 90,4
1 22801 8,5
2 2864 1,1
3 115 0,0
4 14 0,0

The letter I in the word DEFENSIVE

Words that start with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,1
3 26 0,3
4 69 0,7
5 157 1,7
6 375 4,0
7 651 6,9
8 957 10,2
9 1232 13,1
10 1358 14,5
11 1341 14,3
12 1192 12,7
13 921 9,8
14 611 6,5
15 494 5,3
Words ending with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,9
3 32 2,2
4 145 9,8
5 253 17,2
6 270 18,3
7 255 17,3
8 195 13,2
9 140 9,5
10 93 6,3
11 38 2,6
12 21 1,4
13 13 0,9
14 5 0,3
Occurrences of the letter I in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter I The number of words [%]
0 107284 40,1
1 111312 41,6
2 39717 14,8
3 8146 3,0
4 1170 0,4
5 113 0,0
6 9 0,0

The letter N in the word DEFENSIVE

Words that start with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,1
3 50 0,8
4 160 2,6
5 317 5,1
6 467 7,5
7 661 10,7
8 762 12,3
9 878 14,1
10 789 12,7
11 648 10,4
12 537 8,7
13 428 6,9
14 295 4,8
15 208 3,4
Words ending with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 82 0,7
4 252 2,2
5 512 4,4
6 1196 10,2
7 1431 12,3
8 1552 13,3
9 1423 12,2
10 1164 10,0
11 1114 9,5
12 982 8,4
13 891 7,6
14 646 5,5
15 421 3,6
Occurrences of the letter N in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter N The number of words [%]
0 137492 51,4
1 100778 37,6
2 25878 9,7
3 3322 1,2
4 268 0,1
5 13 0,0

The letter S in the word DEFENSIVE

Words that start with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 87 0,3
4 482 1,6
5 1521 5,0
6 2664 8,7
7 3843 12,6
8 5102 16,7
9 4904 16,0
10 4048 13,2
11 2947 9,6
12 2126 7,0
13 1402 4,6
14 928 3,0
15 517 1,7
Words ending with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 105 0,1
4 1080 1,1
5 3805 3,7
6 6360 6,2
7 11036 10,8
8 14043 13,7
9 15614 15,2
10 14924 14,6
11 11838 11,5
12 9103 8,9
13 6563 6,4
14 4827 4,7
15 3248 3,2
Occurrences of the letter S in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter S The number of words [%]
0 102974 38,5
1 110522 41,3
2 41747 15,6
3 9880 3,7
4 2188 0,8
5 381 0,1
6 54 0,0
7 5 0,0

The letter V in the word DEFENSIVE

Words that start with the letter V
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 29 0,7
4 110 2,5
5 231 5,2
6 419 9,5
7 547 12,4
8 684 15,5
9 703 15,9
10 566 12,8
11 423 9,6
12 291 6,6
13 218 4,9
14 138 3,1
15 55 1,2
Words ending with the letter V
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 13 33,3
4 12 30,8
5 4 10,3
6 3 7,7
7 1 2,6
8 4 10,3
9 1 2,6
11 1 2,6
Occurrences of the letter V in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter V The number of words [%]
0 246013 91,9
1 20963 7,8
2 767 0,3
3 8 0,0

The number of letters in the word DEFENSIVE: 9

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 9-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 9-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 2471 6,1
B 2356 5,8
C 3737 9,2
D 2307 5,7
E 1830 4,5
F 1643 4,0
G 1291 3,2
H 1435 3,5
I 1232 3,0
J 312 0,8
K 383 0,9
L 1100 2,7
M 2217 5,4
N 878 2,2
O 1401 3,4
P 3467 8,5
Q 206 0,5
R 2269 5,6
S 4904 12,0
T 2009 4,9
U 1411 3,5
V 703 1,7
W 882 2,2
X 44 0,1
Y 86 0,2
Z 153 0,4
Summary of words with 9 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 635 1,6
B 22 0,1
C 874 2,1
D 4166 10,2
E 4844 11,9
F 58 0,1
G 3347 8,2
H 453 1,1
I 140 0,3
K 357 0,9
L 1076 2,6
M 759 1,9
N 1423 3,5
O 148 0,4
P 138 0,3
R 2074 5,1
S 15614 38,3
T 2215 5,4
U 14 0,0
V 1 0,0
W 43 0,1
X 43 0,1
Y 2274 5,6
Z 9 0,0

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