Is DESCENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCENTS mean?
Descents is a form of DESCENT.
- 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
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 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 DESCENTS
DESCENTS 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 DESCENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- descent10
- scented10
- censed9
- cessed9
- decent9
- scends9
- densest8
- censes8
- scenes8
- scents8
- cedes8
- scend8
- nested7
- sensed7
- steeds7
- tensed7
- cense7
- cents7
- cetes7
- scene7
- scent7
- sects7
- cede7
- tenses6
- deets6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- needs6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sneds6
- steed6
- tends6
- cees6
- cent6
- cess6
- cete6
- secs6
- sect6
- tecs6
- esnes5
- nests5
- senes5
- sense5
- sente5
- sents5
- teens5
- tense5
- dees5
- deet5
- dene5
- dens5
- dent5
- ends5
- need5
- seed5
- send5
- sned5
- teds5
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