Hidden inside defendi is one standout: defined, a seven-letter play worth 12 points in Scrabble — the ceiling for this rack. In all, 52 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
DEFENDI isn’t a word itself: it unscrambles to DEFINED (verb, form of define), to state the meaning of, worth 12 points in Scrabble.
defined is the highest-scoring word from defendi, worth 12 points in Scrabble. The top 10 of 52 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Unscrambling defendi produces exactly one seven-letter word: defined. It is an everyday word and an easy play, worth 12 points in Scrabble.
Unscrambling defendi turns up 7 six-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with defend, define, denied, and indeed. For points, the strongest plays are defend, defied, and fended — each worth 11 points in Scrabble.
There are 6 five-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in defendi. If a familiar word is all you need, start with dined and ended. For points, the strongest plays are fiend and fined — each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
Rearranging the letters in defendi produces 14 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with deed, died and dine. For points, the strongest plays are defi, feed, fend, and find — each worth 8 points in Scrabble.
Unscrambling defendi turns up 15 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with did, die and end. For points, the strongest plays are def, dif, fed, and fid — each worth 7 points in Scrabble.
There are 9 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in defendi. If a familiar word is all you need, start with id, if, and in. For points, the strongest plays are ef, fe, and if — each worth 5 points in Scrabble.
2 eight-letter words can be made using all the letters in defendi plus one additional letter.
Swap a single tile in defendi and you get a different seven-letter rack with its own word list. None of these appear in the results above — they share 6 of the 7 letters, not all of them.
The highest-scoring play from these letters is defined, worth 12 points in Scrabble, and no other word from defendi earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in defendi produce 52 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 1 seven-letter word, 7 six-letter words, 6 five-letter words, 14 four-letter words, 15 three-letter words and 9 two-letter words.