Words Starting with DEF and Containing S

Discover 44 playable English words starting with DEF and containing S, from Defense, Defensive, Defenseless, Defrost, Deforestation, Defensible and Defuse to rarer plays. Each entry is verified for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, and daily writing, complete with letter counts and meanings below.

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Starts with DEFE24 words
defense
defensive
defenseless
defensively
defensible
defenseman
defensiveness
defeatist
defeatism
defenestration
defenselessness
defenestrate
defenselessly
defensibly
defensibility
defectiveness
defeasible
defeasance
defeasibility
defectionist
defervescence
defeasibly
defensibleness
defervesce
Starts with DEFI5 words
definiteness
definitiveness
defiantness
definiens
deficientness
Starts with DEFL2 words
deflesh
deflationist
Starts with DEFO5 words
deforestation
deforest
defocus
deforester
deformedness
Starts with DEFR2 words
defrost
defroster
Starts with DEFT1 words
deftness
Starts with DEFU3 words
defuse
defuser
defunctness

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