Unscramble DEFENDING

The letters in DEFENDING make 90 words in the ENABLE word list. The longest words inside it are DEFINED, FEEDING and NEEDING, with 7 letters. The highest-scoring is DEFENDING, worth 15 points.

Words
90
Longest
9 letters
Top score
15 (DEFENDING)

Letters: D ×2E ×2FGIN ×2

Words made from DEFENDING

9-letter words 1

7-letter words 8

deeding10defined12 deigned10engined9feeding12 feigned12fending12needing9

6-letter words 16

defend11 defied11define10 denied8denned8dinged9dinned8ending8 engine7 feeing10fended11fidged12finned10ginned8indeed8 indene7

5-letter words 13

deign7diene6dined7dinge7edged8ended7 feign9fidge10fiend9fined9genie6inned6nided7

4-letter words 21

deed6 defi8dene5died6dine5ding6 edge6 eide5feed8 fend8find8 fine7 geed6gene5 gied6gien5need5 neif7nene4nide5nine4

3-letter words 23

dee4den4 did5die4 dig5 din4end4 eng4fed7fee6 fen6fid7fie6fig7 fin6 ged5gee4 gen4 gid5gie4gin4 inn3 nee3

2-letter words 8

de3ed3ef5en2 id3 if5in2 ne2

What some of these words mean

DEFINED adjective
clearly characterized or delimited
FEEDING noun
the act of consuming food
ENGINE noun
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
INDEED adverb
in truth (often tends to intensify)
ENDING noun
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

defending15 defined12 feeding12 feigned12fending12fidged12defend11 defied11fended11define10

Questions

How many words can you make from the letters in DEFENDING?

90 words, from 2 to 9 letters long, using each letter no more times than it appears.

Does DEFENDING have any anagrams?

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly the letters of DEFENDING. The longest words inside it have 7 letters, such as DEFINED and FEEDING.

What is the highest-scoring word you can make from DEFENDING?

DEFENDING, worth 15 points with Scrabble letter values, followed by DEFINED and FEEDING.