Is UNDEFENDED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDEFENDED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDEFENDED mean?
- adjective
not defended or capable of being defended
“an open city”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + F (4) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 UNDEFENDED
UNDEFENDED 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 UNDEFENDED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defended14
- defunded14
- defend11
- defund11
- fended11
- feuded11
- funded11
- unneeded10
- denuded10
- funned10
- unended9
- deeded9
- feued9
- unfed9
- denned8
- denude8
- dudeen8
- duende8
- dunned8
- endued8
- needed8
- duded8
- feed8
- fend8
- feud8
- fund8
- ended7
- enuf7
- def7
- fed7
- fud7
- endue6
- undee6
- deed6
- dude6
- fee6
- fen6
- feu6
- fun6
- dene5
- dune5
- need5
- nude5
- unde5
- dud5
- ef5
- fe5
- nene4
- dee4
- den4
- due4
- dun4
- end4
- nee3
- nun3
- de3
- ed3
- en2
- ne2
- nu2
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