defender
Defender can refer to a person who cares for persons or property or a fighter who holds out against attack.
Length
8
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
DE
Ends
DER
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEFENDER” Mean?
/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/
defender has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa fighter who holds out against attack
Synonyms
Synonyms for DEFENDER
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a person who cares for persons or property
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
R
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, F, E, N, D, E, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DEFENDER has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEFENDER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFENDER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFENDER contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCBDABE
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DE, EF, FE, EN, ND, DE, ER
Trigrams
DEF, EFE, FEN, END, NDE, DER
Crossword Intelligence
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