DESCRIPTIVELY is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. DESCRIPTIVELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1c3r1i1p3t1i1v4e1l1y4
PlayableDESCRIPTIVELY · 13 letters · 24 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
24points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
13letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESCRIPTIVELY?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.85
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.69%
Our own measure of how useful DESCRIPTIVELY is to know. It scores 24 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCRIPTIVELY
No single letter turns DESCRIPTIVELY into another word.
How DESCRIPTIVELY scores
Scrabble d2e1s1c3r1i1p3t1i1v4e1l1y4 24
Words with Friends d2e1s1c4r1i1p4t1i1v5e1l2y3 27
Face value of the 13 tiles in DESCRIPTIVELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESCRIPTIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESCRIPTIVELY
predictively23 discretively21 descriptive19 discerptive19 decisively19 decrepitly18 predictive18 derisively17 directives16 discreetly16 discretely16 discretive16 previsited16 spiritedly16 deviltries14 deciliters13 decilitres13 declivity18 depictive17 diversely16 diversity16 precisely16 precisive16 directive15 lyricised15 pyritised15 restively15 servility15 videlicet15 depicters14 peristyle14 pesticide14 predilect14 presliced14 respliced14 silvertip14 verticils14 devilries13 revisited13 cideriest12
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Common questions about DESCRIPTIVELY
- Is DESCRIPTIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCRIPTIVELY, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCRIPTIVELY worth?
- DESCRIPTIVELY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESCRIPTIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to DESCRIPTIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DESCRIPTIVELY:
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