Defense

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

American spelling of defence; the action of defending against attack or the team preventing opponents from scoring.

“The legal team prepared a strong defense for the upcoming trial.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dɛˈfɛns/

Syllables

de·fense

Related Words

Synonyms

protection guard shield resistance

Antonyms

offenceoffenseprosecution

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Seven letters with -ENSE suffix; contains useful vowels E, E, E

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points; good for building off existing words with -ENSE

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defence

Words you can make from Defense

Shorter words formed from the letters in “defense”.

denes dense feeds fends fnese needs neese dees defs dene dens eden ende ends ened ense esne fedn feds feed fees fend fens need

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