Is DESCENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCENT mean?
- noun
a movement downward
- noun
properties attributable to your ancestry
“he comes from good origins”
- noun
the act of changing your location in a downward direction
- noun
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 10 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 DESCENT
Single letters that turn DESCENT 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
Anagrams of DESCENT
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DESCENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scented10
- censed9
- decent9
- cedes8
- scend8
- nested7
- tensed7
- cense7
- cents7
- cetes7
- scene7
- scent7
- cede7
- deets6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- needs6
- steed6
- tends6
- cees6
- cent6
- cete6
- sect6
- tecs6
- sente5
- teens5
- tense5
- dees5
- deet5
- dene5
- dens5
- dent5
- ends5
- need5
- seed5
- send5
- sned5
- teds5
- teed5
- tend5
- cee5
- sec5
- tec5
- esne4
- nest4
- nets4
- seen4
- sene4
- sent4
- teen4
- tees4
- tens4
- dee4
- den4
- eds4
- end4
- ted4
- ens3
- est3
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