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Is DEFENSIVELY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DEFENSIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DEFENSIVELY mean?

  1. adverb

    in an apologetic and defensive manner

    “`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively”

  2. adverb

    in a defensive manner

    “the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

21

Scrabble

23

Words With Friends

11

Letters

D (2) + E (1) + F (4) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 21 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for DEFENSIVELY

DEFENSIVELY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from DEFENSIVELY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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