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DEFEND

6 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

DEFEND is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

DEFENDS-s 5 DEFENDING-ing 11 DEFENDED-ed 11

Might be on the same board

Other words sharing these letters — a good chance they hide on the same Boggle board.

DEFENDER 11 DEFENDANT 11 DEFENDERS 11 DEFENDABLE 11 DEFENDANTS 11
verb
  1. ditransitivetransitiveTo ward off attacks against (something or someone).
  2. ditransitiveintransitiveTo ward off attacks from (something or someone).
  3. transitiveTo support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
  4. transitiveTo make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
  5. To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
  6. Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
    • The teams strategy was to defend but score runs as well for the first 20 overs.
  7. To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
  8. slangTo call a raise from the big blind.
  9. obsoletetransitiveTo ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
  10. obsoletetransitiveTo prevent, to keep (from doing something).
  11. intransitiveobsoletetransitiveTo prohibit, forbid.