Is DESCRYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCRYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCRYING mean?
Descrying is a form of DESCRY.
- verb
catch sight of
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 DESCRYING
DESCRYING 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 DESCRYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decrying15
- dysgenic15
- synergic14
- synergid13
- syringed13
- cindery13
- cringey13
- scrying13
- dingeys12
- dyeings12
- cidery12
- cringy12
- crying12
- cyders12
- descry12
- synced12
- syndic12
- cringed11
- syringe11
- dingey11
- drying11
- dyeing11
- dyings11
- cyder11
- decry11
- dicey11
- cinders10
- cringes10
- discern10
- rescind10
- ceding10
- gynies10
- dingy10
- dying10
- gyred10
- ridgy10
- sedgy10
- yince10
- dingers9
- engirds9
- cering9
- ciders9
- cinder9
- cringe9
- dicers9
- resiny9
- scried9
- dyers9
- dynes9
- eying9
- greys9
- gynie9
- gyres9
- nerdy9
- rindy9
- rynds9
- yirds9
- edgy9
- scry9
- syce9
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