DESCENT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DESCENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESCENT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESCENT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
descentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESCENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DESCENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 210,537.
What does DESCENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of going down, or a downward slope.
A climber makes a careful descent from a summit, and a plane starts its descent toward the runway. The word also describes family origin, as in being of Irish descent, and a moral decline. Its opposite in the first sense is ascent.
How DESCENT is used
Used for movement downward, for slopes and for ancestry.
- The descent from the peak took far longer than the climb.
- The pilot announced the start of the descent.
- He is of Polish descent on his mother's side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESCENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESCENT
The 7 tiles of DESCENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DESCENT
1 longer words begin with DESCENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCENT
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Common questions about DESCENT
- Is DESCENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCENT worth?
- DESCENT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESCENT mean?
- The act of going down, or a downward slope.
- What letters can be added to DESCENT?
- DESCENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DESCENT:
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