defend
Defend commonly means to argue or speak in defense of, be on the defensive; act against an attack, or protect against a challenge or attack.
Length
6
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
DE
Ends
END
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DEFEND” Mean?
/dɪˈfɛnd/
defend has 7 documented senses across verb.
Verb
7 sensesbe on the defensive; act against an attack
protect or fight for as a champion
Synonyms
be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
“Ms. Smith will represent the defendant”
“They want to defend the prisoners”
Synonyms
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Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
argue or speak in defense of
Length
6 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, F, E, N, D
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DEFEND has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEFEND is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DEFEND can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFEND contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCBDA
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DE, EF, FE, EN, ND
Trigrams
DEF, EFE, FEN, END
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