Is DESCRIPTIVISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCRIPTIVISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCRIPTIVISMS mean?
Descriptivisms is a form of DESCRIPTIVISM.
- noun
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
- noun
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
14
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 24 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DESCRIPTIVISMS
DESCRIPTIVISMS 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 DESCRIPTIVISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- descriptivism23
- recidivisms19
- recidivism18
- victimised18
- empiricists17
- pessimistic17
- recidivists17
- primitives17
- victimises17
- dismissive16
- empiricist16
- recidivist16
- scrimpiest16
- mispriced16
- primitive16
- victimise16
- misdirects15
- crimpiest15
- misdrives15
- misprices15
- viricides15
- scrimped15
- spiritisms14
- misdirect14
- miticides14
- previsits14
- privities14
- empirics14
- misdrive14
- misprice14
- scrimpit14
- verdicts14
- viricide14
- civisms14
- crimped14
- victims14
- viremic14
- crispiest13
- pessimist13
- scimiters13
- spiritism13
- dimetric13
- discepts13
- miscited13
- missives13
- miticide13
- predicts13
- previsit13
- priviest13
- scripted13
- veristic13
- victress13
- cervids13
- empiric13
- scrimps13
- scrived13
- spermic13
- verdict13
- veridic13
- vespids13
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