Unscramble DEFENSIVE

The letters in DEFENSIVE make 135 words in the ENABLE word list. The longest words inside it are DEFENSE, DEFINES and ENDIVES, with 7 letters. The highest-scoring is DEFENSIVE, worth 16 points.

Words
135
Longest
9 letters
Top score
16 (DEFENSIVE)

Letters: DE ×3FINSV

Words made from DEFENSIVE

9-letter words 1

7-letter words 6

defense11 defines11deveins11devisee11endives11vendees11

6-letter words 17

defies10define10 denies7devein10devise10dienes7endive10envied10envies9evened10fiends10nieves9seined7sieved10veined10vendee10viseed10

5-letter words 28

defis9denes6dense6 diene6dines6dives9evens8feeds9fends9fiend9finds9fined9fines8fives11needs6 neifs8neves8nides6nieve8seine5seven8 sieve8snide6veins8vends9vined9vines8vised9

4-letter words 45

dees5defi8dene5dens5devs8dies5dine5dins5dive8 eide5ends5even7 eves7feds8feed8 fees7fend8fens7fids8find8 fine7 fins7five10 ides5need5 neif7neve7nevi7nide5seed5 seen4seif7send5 sene4side5 sine4sned5vees7vein7 vend8vide8vied8vies7vine7 vise7

3-letter words 27

dee4den4 dev7die4 din4dis4efs6end4 ens3eve6 fed7fee6 fen6fid7fie6fin6 ids4ifs6ins3nee3see3 sei3sen3 sin3 vee6vie6vis6

2-letter words 11

de3ed3ef5en2 es2id3 if5in2 is2ne2si2

What some of these words mean

DEFENSE noun
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
DEFINE verb
determine the essential quality of
NEEDS adverb
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
SEVEN noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
DENSE adjective
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

defensive16 defense11 defines11fives11endives11deveins11devisee11vendees11five10 define10

Questions

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

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

Does DEFENSIVE have any anagrams?

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly the letters of DEFENSIVE. The longest words inside it have 7 letters, such as DEFENSE and DEFINES.

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

DEFENSIVE, worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values, followed by DEFENSE and DEFINES.