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Is DESCRIPTORS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DESCRIPTORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DESCRIPTORS mean?

Descriptors is a form of DESCRIPTOR.

  1. noun

    the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

    “the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached”

  2. noun

    a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

11

Letters

D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 16 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 DESCRIPTORS

DESCRIPTORS 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 DESCRIPTORS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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