DESCANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DESCANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESCANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESCANT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
descantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESCANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DESCANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about DESCANT
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESCANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A melody sung or played above the main tune, especially in a hymn or carol.
In choirs the descant floats over the congregation in a high clear voice while everyone else sings the usual tune. Long ago the word named a kind of counterpoint above plain song. As a verb it also means to talk at length on a theme.
How DESCANT is used
Used in church and choir music, and figuratively for long comment.
- The sopranos added a bright descant to the last verse.
- A descant for the recorder was written in the margin.
- Her voice rose in a lovely descant above the choir.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESCANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESCANT
The 7 tiles of DESCANT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DESCANT
5 longer words begin with DESCANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCANT
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Common questions about DESCANT
- Is DESCANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCANT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCANT worth?
- DESCANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESCANT mean?
- A melody sung or played above the main tune, especially in a hymn or carol.
- What letters can be added to DESCANT?
- DESCANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DESCANT:
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