defending: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 15 letter points · starts with D · ends with G
Meaning of defending
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of defend
Base or related entry: defend.
Source: Wiktionary — defending.
noun
An act of defence.
Listed forms: defendings.
Source: Wiktionary — defending.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is defending in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of defending
D(2) + E(1) + F(4) + E(1) + N(1) + D(2) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 15 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 defending
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from defending
81 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in defending. Showing up to 24, longest first.