DESINENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DESINENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESINENT?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESINENT is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESINENT
No single letter turns DESINENT into another word.
How DESINENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DESINENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESINENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESINENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rarearchaic
Coming to an end, or forming the end of something.
Desinent is an old and rare word for something that is ending, such as a final syllable or a closing stage. As a noun it can mean an ending of a word or the last line of a verse.
How DESINENT is used
Desinent is rare and found mainly in old grammar and literary criticism.
- The desinent syllable carries the grammatical ending.
- He described the desinent phase of the empire.
- A desinent line closes the stanza.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESINENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESINENT
The 8 tiles of DESINENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DESINENT
1 longer words begin with DESINENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESINENT
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Common questions about DESINENT
- Is DESINENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESINENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESINENT worth?
- DESINENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESINENT mean?
- Coming to an end, or forming the end of something.
- What letters can be added to DESINENT?
- No single letter can be added to DESINENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DESINENT:
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