defensiveness
Defensiveness can refer to excessive sensitivity to criticism.
Length
13
Scrabble
20
WWF
23
Starts
DE
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEFENSIVENESS” Mean?
/dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs/
defensiveness has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 senseexcessive sensitivity to criticism
“his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence”
“the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness”
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
13
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
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Definition
excessive sensitivity to criticism
Length
13 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
S
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Letters
D, E, F, E, N, S, I, V, E, N, E, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DEFENSIVENESS has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEFENSIVENESS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFENSIVENESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFENSIVENESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
6
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEFGBDBEE
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DE, EF, FE, EN, NS, SI, IV, VE, EN, NE, ES, SS
Trigrams
DEF, EFE, FEN, ENS, NSI, SIV, IVE, VEN, ENE, NES, ESS
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