DESCRYING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DESCRYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1c3r1y4i1n1g2
PlayableDESCRYING · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESCRYING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful DESCRYING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESCRYING
No single letter turns DESCRYING into another word.
How DESCRYING scores
Scrabble d2e1s1c3r1y4i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends d2e1s1c4r1y3i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in DESCRYING, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESCRYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESCRYING
- All 9 letters of DESCRYING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DESCRYING
decrying15 dysgenic15 synergic14 synergid13 syringed13 cindery13 cringey13 cryings13 scrying13 dingeys12 dryings12 dyeings12 yerding12 cringed11 syringe11 cinders10 cringes10 discern10 nerdics10 rescind10 dingers9 engirds9 cidery12 cringy12 crying12 cyders12 descry12 gryces12 scryde12 synced12 syndic12 dingey11 drying11 dyeing11 dyings11 grydes11 scryne11 yeding11 ceding10 dernys10
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Common questions about DESCRYING
- Is DESCRYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESCRYING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESCRYING worth?
- DESCRYING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESCRYING?
- No single letter can be added to DESCRYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DESCRYING:
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