Defense

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

American spelling of defence; the action of defending against attack or the team preventing opponents from scoring.

“The legal team prepared a strong defense for the upcoming trial.”

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Seven letters with -ENSE suffix; contains useful vowels E, E, E

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Worth 11 points; good for building off existing words with -ENSE

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