Is DESCRIPTIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCRIPTIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCRIPTIVELY mean?
- adverb
by giving a description
“these topics need to be treated not just descriptively”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 24 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 DESCRIPTIVELY
DESCRIPTIVELY 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 DESCRIPTIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- predictively23
- descriptive19
- decisively19
- decrepitly18
- predictive18
- declivity18
- derisively17
- viscidly17
- directives16
- discreetly16
- discretely16
- previsited16
- pyelitides16
- spiritedly16
- diversely16
- diversity16
- precisely16
- cryptids16
- decrypts16
- directive15
- lyricised15
- pyritised15
- restively15
- servility15
- videlicet15
- creepily15
- crispily15
- delivery15
- deviltry15
- pyelitic15
- cryptid15
- decrypt15
- privily15
- privity15
- pyridic15
- replevy15
- ycleped15
- deviltries14
- depicters14
- peristyle14
- pesticide14
- presliced14
- respliced14
- silvertip14
- verticils14
- decisive14
- deprives14
- directly14
- liveyers14
- prevised14
- scrieved14
- serviced14
- severity14
- speedily14
- verdicts14
- crisply14
- devilry14
- ectypes14
- pelvics14
- pricily14
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