DESCENDEURS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESCENDEURS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
d2e1s1c3e1n1d2e1u1r1s1
Depends on the listDESCENDEURS · 11 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESCENDEURS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.36
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.36%
Our own measure of how useful DESCENDEURS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCENDEURS
No single letter turns DESCENDEURS into another word.
How DESCENDEURS scores
Scrabble d2e1s1c3e1n1d2e1u1r1s1 15
Words with Friends d2e1s1c4e1n2d2e1u2r1s1 18
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESCENDEURS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESCENDEURS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCENDEURS
descenders14 descendeur14 redescends14 descender13 redescend13 scundered13 crudeness12 undressed11 decerned12 descends12 screeded12 scudders12 censured11 censused11 recensed11 recessed11 screened11 seceders11 secerned11 seducers11 senesced11 censures10 cereuses10 denuders10 dudeness10 recenses10 rescuees10 sundered10 unseeded10 rudeness9 enureses8 cuddens11 decreed11 deduces11 descend11 receded11 reduced11 scended11 scudder11 seceded11
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Common questions about DESCENDEURS
- Is DESCENDEURS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCENDEURS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCENDEURS worth?
- DESCENDEURS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESCENDEURS?
- No single letter can be added to DESCENDEURS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESCENDEURS:
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