Is DESCRIPTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCRIPTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCRIPTIONS mean?
Descriptions is a form of DESCRIPTION.
- noun
a statement that represents something in words
- noun
the act of describing something
- noun
sort or variety
“every description of book was there”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DESCRIPTIONS
DESCRIPTIONS 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 DESCRIPTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- description16
- predictions16
- depictions15
- prediction15
- sporicides15
- discretions14
- inspectors14
- isentropic14
- precisions14
- conspired14
- depiction14
- depictors14
- dioptrics14
- incorpsed14
- peridotic14
- prescinds14
- sporicide14
- directions13
- discretion13
- dispersion13
- dissection13
- dripstones13
- perditions13
- conspires13
- crispiest13
- inceptors13
- incorpses13
- inspector13
- precision13
- proteinic13
- depictor13
- despotic13
- dioptric13
- diprotic13
- discepts13
- epidotic13
- episodic13
- percoids13
- periodic13
- predicts13
- prescind13
- scripted13
- tripodic13
- centroids12
- considers12
- consisted12
- cretinoid12
- crosstied12
- decisions12
- direction12
- dissector12
- doctrines12
- dripstone12
- incrossed12
- indicters12
- indictors12
- indispose12
- perdition12
- presidios12
- reindicts12
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