Unscramble DESCENSIONAL and you have 428 words, DESCENSIONAL itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. DECLENSIONS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DESCENSIONAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 9 with 10, 24 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in DESCENSIONAL: DECLENSIONS, 14 points.
9 10-letter words made with DESCENSIONAL letters; 7 of them share the top score of 13.
Among 24 9-letter words from DESCENSIONAL, the top score is 12, reached by 11. ADENOSINE is the familiar one.
27 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DESCENSIONAL tie at 11 points; none scores more. LICENSED, LICENSES and DISCLOSE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESCENSIONAL, 44 score 10 points, the group's best. SECONDS, CASINOS and DECLINE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from DESCENSIONAL, the top score is 9, reached by 59. SECOND, CLOSED and CANDLE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words in DESCENSIONAL, 50 score 8 points, the group's best. DANCE, CODES and DISCS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with DESCENSIONAL letters, the top score is 7, reached by 28. CODE, CASE and COLD are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESCENSIONAL tie at 6 points; none scores more. CAN, END and OLD will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DESCENSIONAL for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CELANDINES, DECENNIALS and INDOLENCES (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DESCENSIONAL is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESCENSIONAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 428) | 357 | 427 | 327 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESCENSIONAL, DISENCLOSE, DECESSION, OCEANIDES, COALISED, OCEANIDS, SCALDINO, SONANCIES, ANDESINES, COALISES, COLDIES, CONDIES and 59 more, 71 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OCEANSIDE, DESCALES, CANNOLIS, COADIES, DESCALE, DISCOES, ECLOSED, SCALENES, SECONALS, ALNICOS, CASSENE, CASSINE and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: ALNICOES.