Is DESCRIBED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCRIBED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCRIBED mean?
- adjective
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
“the vividly described wars”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 DESCRIBED
DESCRIBED 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 DESCRIBED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- describe13
- birdseed12
- debrides12
- deciders12
- descried12
- scribed12
- bedders11
- bedside11
- bidders11
- debride11
- decider11
- decides11
- decried11
- cebids11
- decries10
- deicers10
- derbies10
- bedder10
- bedrid10
- bidder10
- birded10
- decide10
- deiced10
- disced10
- rebecs10
- scribe10
- cebid10
- derides9
- desired9
- resided9
- beside9
- biders9
- bredes9
- breeds9
- brides9
- ceders9
- ciders9
- creeds9
- debris9
- deicer9
- deices9
- dicers9
- rebids9
- screed9
- scried9
- bices9
- bided9
- ceded9
- cribs9
- diced9
- rebec9
- cerise8
- deride8
- eddies8
- beedi8
- bider8
- bides8
- birds8
- brede8
- breed8
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