defense
Defense can refer to the justification for some act or belief, the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions, or protection from harm.
Length
7
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
DE
Ends
NSE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DEFENSE” Mean?
/dɪˈfɛns/
defense has 11 documented senses across noun.
Noun
11 senses(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
“they died in the defense of Stalingrad”
“they were developed for the defense program”
Synonyms
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
“his teams are always good on defense”
Synonyms
the justification for some act or belief
“he offered a persuasive defense of the theory”
Synonyms
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Synonyms
the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
“the defense called for a mistrial”
Synonyms
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
“his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive”
“in defense he said the other man started it”
Synonyms
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
“he joined the defense against invasion”
Synonyms
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
“a good boxer needs a good defense”
“defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DEFENSE
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, F, E, N, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DEFENSE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEFENSE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFENSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFENSE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEB
CV Pattern
CVCVCCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
DE, EF, FE, EN, NS, SE
Trigrams
DEF, EFE, FEN, ENS, NSE
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