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Is DESCENDENTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DESCENDENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DESCENDENTS mean?

Descendents is a form of DESCENDENT.

  1. noun

    a person considered as descended from some ancestor

  2. adjective

    going or coming down

  3. adjective

    proceeding by descent from an ancestor

    “descendent gene”

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) + E (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 DESCENDENTS

DESCENDENTS 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 DESCENDENTS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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