DESCENSION is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DESCENSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESCENSION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESCENSION is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCENSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
descensionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESCENSION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESCENSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESCENSION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESCENSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The act of moving downward, or a gradual sinking into a worse condition.
Descension is an uncommon cousin of descent. It is sometimes chosen for a slow, stately going down, whether of a person on stairs or of fortune and morals.
How DESCENSION is used
Descension is rare, and descent is the usual choice in modern English.
- The slow descension of the balloon drew a crowd.
- Poets wrote of the descension of night over the valley.
- Historians trace the empire descension over two centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESCENSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESCENSION
2 longer words begin with DESCENSION.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCENSION
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Common questions about DESCENSION
- Is DESCENSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCENSION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCENSION worth?
- DESCENSION is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESCENSION mean?
- The act of moving downward, or a gradual sinking into a worse condition.
- What letters can be added to DESCENSION?
- DESCENSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESCENSION:
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