DESCENDANT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESCENDANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1c3e1n1d2a1n1t1
PlayableDESCENDANT · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DESCENDANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.5%
Our own measure of how useful DESCENDANT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCENDANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
descendantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESCENDANT scores
Scrabble d2e1s1c3e1n1d2a1n1t1 14
Words with Friends d2e1s1c4e1n2d2a1n2t1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESCENDANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESCENDANT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESCENDANT
1 longer words begin with DESCENDANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCENDANT
decadents13 descanted13 ascendent12 tendances12 ascended12 decadent12 decanted12 scandent11 tendance11 canteens10 decades11 descend11 scended11 candent10 decanes10 decants10 descant10 descent10 enacted10 encased10 scanned10 scanted10 scented10 canteen9 cetanes9 deadens9 deadest9 nascent9 sedated9 steaded9 stended9 tenaces9 dennets8 enneads8 standee8 standen8 steaned8 stenned8 tenenda8 neatens7
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Common questions about DESCENDANT
- Is DESCENDANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCENDANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCENDANT worth?
- DESCENDANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESCENDANT?
- DESCENDANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESCENDANT:
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