defend: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with D
Meaning of defend
verb
- ditransitive, transitive
To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
- ditransitive, intransitive
To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. To ward off attacks from (something or someone).
- transitive
To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
- transitive
To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
Listed forms: defends, defending, defended, glossary, defendest.
Source: Wiktionary — defend.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for defend.
verb
argue or speak in defense of
- support
- fend for
verb
protect against a challenge or attack
verb
fight against or resist strongly
verb
protect or fight for as a champion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is defend in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of defend
D(2) + E(1) + F(4) + E(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of defend
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from defend
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in defend. Showing up to 24, longest first.