Is DESCANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCANTS mean?
Descants is a form of DESCANT.
- noun
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
- verb
sing in descant
- verb
sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
“The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains”
- verb
talk at great length about something of one's interest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DESCANTS
DESCANTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DESCANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascends10
- decants10
- descant10
- scanted10
- ascents9
- secants9
- stances9
- ascend9
- cadent9
- cadets9
- canted9
- dances9
- decans9
- decant9
- scends9
- ascent8
- castes8
- centas8
- cestas8
- enacts8
- scants8
- scenas8
- scents8
- secant8
- stance8
- acned8
- acted8
- cades8
- cadet8
- caned8
- cased8
- daces8
- dance8
- decan8
- scads8
- scend8
- sedans7
- stades7
- stands7
- staned7
- steads7
- tsades7
- acnes7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- cases7
- caste7
- casts7
- cates7
- cents7
- cesta7
- enact7
- scans7
- scant7
- scats7
- scena7
- scent7
- sects7
- taces7
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