Is DESCENDANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCENDANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCENDANTS mean?
- noun
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
“we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 15 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 DESCENDANTS
DESCENDANTS 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 DESCENDANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- descendant14
- ascendents13
- decadents13
- descanted13
- ascendent12
- tendances12
- ascended12
- decadent12
- decanted12
- descends12
- datedness11
- descants11
- descents11
- scandent11
- tendance11
- decades11
- descend11
- scended11
- canteens10
- deadness10
- ascends10
- candent10
- decanes10
- decants10
- descant10
- descent10
- enacted10
- encased10
- scanned10
- scanted10
- scented10
- danced10
- decade10
- assented9
- sensated9
- standees9
- ascents9
- canteen9
- cassene9
- cetanes9
- deadens9
- deadest9
- desands9
- ectases9
- encases9
- nascent9
- saddens9
- saddest9
- seances9
- secants9
- sedated9
- senecas9
- stances9
- steaded9
- tenaces9
- ascend9
- cadent9
- cadets9
- canned9
- canted9
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