Is DESCENDANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCENDANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCENDANT mean?
- noun
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
- adjective
going or coming down
- adjective
proceeding by descent from an ancestor
“descendent gene”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 14 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 DESCENDANT
Single letters that turn DESCENDANT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from DESCENDANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decadents13
- descanted13
- ascendent12
- tendances12
- ascended12
- decadent12
- decanted12
- scandent11
- tendance11
- decades11
- descend11
- scended11
- canteens10
- candent10
- decanes10
- decants10
- descant10
- descent10
- enacted10
- encased10
- scanned10
- scanted10
- scented10
- danced10
- decade10
- canteen9
- cetanes9
- deadens9
- deadest9
- nascent9
- sedated9
- steaded9
- tenaces9
- ascend9
- cadent9
- cadets9
- canned9
- canted9
- ceased9
- censed9
- dances9
- decane9
- decans9
- decant9
- decent9
- ceded9
- enneads8
- standee8
- stanned8
- ascent8
- centas8
- cetane8
- deaden8
- deaned8
- dedans8
- denned8
- dented8
- desand8
- enacts8
- encase8
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