DESCENDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESCENDENT 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.
d2e1s1c3e1n1d2e1n1t1
PlayableDESCENDENT · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DESCENDENT?
| 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%6.8%
Our own measure of how useful DESCENDENT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCENDENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
descendentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESCENDENT scores
Scrabble d2e1s1c3e1n1d2e1n1t1 14
Words with Friends d2e1s1c4e1n2d2e1n2t1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESCENDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESCENDENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESCENDENT
1 longer words begin with DESCENDENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCENDENT
decedents13 sentenced12 tendences12 decedent12 tendence11 sentence10 descend11 scended11 seceded11 descent10 scented10 deedest9 steeded9 stended9 teended9 dennets8 steened8 stenned8 censed9 decent9 scened9 secede9 ctenes8 denned8 dented8 deseed8 needed8 seeded8 sended8 stedde8 steded8 tended8 denets7 dennet7 neesed7 nested7 sedent7 sented7 teends7 teened7
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Common questions about DESCENDENT
- Is DESCENDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCENDENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCENDENT worth?
- DESCENDENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESCENDENT?
- DESCENDENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESCENDENT:
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