DESCRIBING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DESCRIBING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1c3r1i1b3i1n1g2
PlayableDESCRIBING · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESCRIBING?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful DESCRIBING is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCRIBING
No single letter turns DESCRIBING into another word.
How DESCRIBING scores
Scrabble d2e1s1c3r1i1b3i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends d2e1s1c4r1i1b4i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESCRIBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESCRIBING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCRIBING
escribing14 inscribed14 scribing13 birdings12 inscribe12 desiring10 residing10 ringside10 scribed12 begirds11 bidings11 birding11 breding11 bridges11 briding11 cringed11 deicing11 dicings11 discing11 binders10 bingers10 bingies10 birdies10 birsing10 breiing10 bridies10 cinders10 cringes10 dineric10 discern10 inbreds10 incised10 indices10 nerdics10 rebinds10 rescind10 brinies9 dingers9 dingier9 dingies9
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Common questions about DESCRIBING
- Is DESCRIBING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCRIBING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCRIBING worth?
- DESCRIBING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESCRIBING?
- No single letter can be added to DESCRIBING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESCRIBING:
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