defending team

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

defending team is a valid 14-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1F4E1N1D2I1N1G2T1E1A1M3
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does defending team mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.

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