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REDESCEND is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points

Yes for Scrabble. REDESCEND is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

r1e1d2e1s1c3e1n1d2
PlayableREDESCEND · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept REDESCEND?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.44
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.89%

Our own measure of how useful REDESCEND is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for REDESCEND

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

redescends14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How REDESCEND scores

Scrabble r1e1d2e1s1c3e1n1d2 13
Words with Friends r1e1d2e1s1c4e1n2d2 15

Face value of the 9 tiles in REDESCEND, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
r16
e312
d24
s14
c12
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDESCEND has to be built on the board across turns.

Anagrams of REDESCEND

descender13

The 9 tiles of REDESCEND in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with REDESCEND

redescends14 redescended16 redescending17

3 longer words begin with REDESCEND.

Shorter words from the letters in REDESCEND

decerned12 screeded12 recensed11 screened11 secerned11 decreed11 descend11 receded11 scended11 seceded11 creesed10 decerns10 decrees10 recedes10 scerned10 seceder10 recense9 reddens9 needers8 serened8 sneered8 ceders9 cendre9 censed9 cerned9 creeds9 decern9 decree9 recede9 scened9 screed9 secede9 censer8 cernes8 creese8 deeder8 derned8 deseed8 needed8 redden8

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Common questions about REDESCEND

Is REDESCEND valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and REDESCEND is not in it.
How many points is REDESCEND worth?
REDESCEND is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to REDESCEND?
REDESCEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of REDESCEND:

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