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Is DESCENDERS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DESCENDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DESCENDERS mean?

Descenders is a form of DESCENDER.

  1. noun

    someone who descends

  2. noun

    a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters

  3. noun

    (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

10

Letters

D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (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 DESCENDERS

DESCENDERS 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.

Anagrams of DESCENDERS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from DESCENDERS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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