Definition of defensively

"defensively" in the adverb sense

1. defensively

in an apologetic and defensive manner

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

2. defensively

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"

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defensively in Scrabble®

The word defensively is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters defensively:

DEFENSIVELY

(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

defense, defiles, defines, densely, densify, deveins, devisee, dyeline, elevens, endives, eyelids, felines, flensed, linseed, livened, needily, needles, seedily, sleeved, snidely, sylvine, yeelins

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In defensively

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defensively in Words With Friends™

The word defensively is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters defensively:

DEFENSIVELY

(315)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

defense, defiles, defines, densely, densify, deveins, devisee, dyeline, elevens, endives, eyelids, felines, flensed, linseed, livened, needily, needles, seedily, sleeved, snidely, sylvine, yeelins

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word defensively

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In defensively

DEFENSIVELY

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DEFENSIVELY

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SYLVIN

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Words within the letters of defensively

2 letter words in defensively (8 words)

ef el en id if in is ye

3 letter words in defensively (39 words)

dee den dey die din dye eel efs elf els end ens eve eye fed fee fen fin fly ide ids ifs ins ivy led lee lev lid lie lye nil see sin sly vee vie yen yes yin

4 letter words in defensively (79 words)

5 letter words in defensively (67 words)

6 letter words in defensively (44 words)

7 letter words in defensively (22 words)

defense defiles defines densely densify deveins devisee dyeline elevens endives eyelids felines flensed linseed livened needily needles seedily sleeved snidely sylvine yeelins

8 letter words in defensively (4 words)

dyelines linefeed selenide sniveled

9 letter words in defensively (2 words)

defensive linefeeds

11 letter words in defensively (1 word)

defensively

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Words containing the sequence defensively

Words that start with defensively (1 word)

defensively

Words with defensively in them (1 word)

defensively

Words that end with defensively (3 words)

defensively nondefensively overdefensively

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Word Growth involving defensively

Shorter words in defensively

ef defensive

en ens fens defensive

en fen fens defensive

Longer words containing defensively

nondefensively

overdefensively