Possible Words From describe
Counting the words from DESCRIBE by length: 2 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 26 with 6, 66 with 5, 71 with 4, 38 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with describe
2 words · top score 13 · everyday: DESCRIBE
2 8-letter words in DESCRIBE use every letter: DESCRIBE and its 1 anagram ESCRIBED, all with 13 points.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with describe
6 words · top score 12 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
Among the 7-letter words made with DESCRIBE letters, SCRIBED leads with 12 points, then ESCRIBE on 11 and BREDIES on 10.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with describe
26 words · top score 11 · everyday: DESIRE, BREEDS, DEBRIS
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESCRIBE is CEBIDS, 11 points; REBECS and SCRIBE on 10 follow. DESIRE, BREEDS and DEBRIS are everyday picks.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with describe
66 words · top score 10 · everyday: BIRDS, BRIDE, BREED
Among the 5-letter words from DESCRIBE, CEBID leads with 10 points, then BICES and CRIBS on 9. BIRDS, BRIDE and BREED are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with describe
71 words · top score 8 · everyday: SIDE, DISC, RISE
BICE and CRIB are the top 4-letter words in DESCRIBE, 8 points each. SIDE, DISC and RISE will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with describe
38 words · top score 6 · everyday: SEE, RED, BID
38 3-letter words made with DESCRIBE letters; 5 of them share the top score of 6. SEE, RED and BID are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with describe
12 words · top score 4 · everyday: IS, BE
BE and BI are the top 2-letter words you get when you unscramble DESCRIBE, 4 points each. IS will look familiar.
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Neighbor Words of DESCRIBE
Keep every letter of DESCRIBE but one, change that one, and you get:
- D G gives ICEBERGS · words from icebergs
- S L gives CREDIBLE · words from credible
- S K gives BICKERED · words from bickered
- R L gives DECIBELS · unscramble decibels
- C D gives BIRDSEED · unscramble birdseed
- B T gives DISCRETE · unscramble discrete
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in BE · all 8-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest DESCRIBE Answers
DESCRIBE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DESCRIBE 13 · 15
- to give a verbal account of
- SCRIBED 12 · 14
- to mark with a scriber
- CEBIDS 11 · 13
- one of a family of monkeys
- CEBID 10 · 12
- one of a family of monkeys
- DECRIES 10 · 11
- to denounce
- DEICERS 10 · 11
- one that deices
- DERBIES 10 · 11
- a type of hat
- REBECS 10 · 12
- an ancient stringed instrument
DESCRIBE in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESCRIBE, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESCRIBE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 221) | 176 | 221 | 172 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
44 of the 221 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ESCRIBED, ESCRIBE, BREDIES, BIRSED, BREDIE, BREIDS, DRICES, BEDES, BREDS, BREID, CIDES, DEBES and 32 more. 5 of the 221 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BEEDI, CREDS, BES, DESI and EDS. 1 of the 221 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.
221 words come out when you unscramble DESCRIBE, starting with DESCRIBE itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: ESCRIBED. The strongest shorter word is SCRIBED, 12 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Longer Words Built on DESCRIBE
These 3 words take every letter of DESCRIBE plus a single extra one.