DESCENDING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DESCENDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1c3e1n1d2i1n1g2
PlayableDESCENDING · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DESCENDING?
| 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%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.2%
Our own measure of how useful DESCENDING is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCENDING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
descendingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESCENDING scores
Scrabble d2e1s1c3e1n1d2i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends d2e1s1c4e1n2d2i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESCENDING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESCENDING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESCENDING
1 longer words begin with DESCENDING.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCENDING
scending12 seceding12 designed11 incensed11 sdeigned11 snedding11 ensigned10 decides11 descend11 inceded11 scended11 censing10 deeding10 deigned10 disedge10 incedes10 scening10 desined9 endings9 engined9 incense9 neddies9 needing9 sdeigne9 sdeined9 seeding9 sending9 engines8 gennies8 indenes8 neesing8 sneeing8 ceding10 decide10 deiced10 disced10 censed9 deices9 dinged9 edenic9
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Common questions about DESCENDING
- Is DESCENDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCENDING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCENDING worth?
- DESCENDING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESCENDING?
- DESCENDING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESCENDING:
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