Unscramble describe

204 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.

Looking for birdscee, ciredsbe, bescried, bedscrie, scdeberi, iedbrcse, eeibcdrs, escribde or screbied? They use the same letters as DESCRIBE, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From describe

Counting the words from DESCRIBE by length: 2 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 38 with 3 and 12 with 2.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with 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

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

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

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

BICE and CRIB are the top 4-letter words in DESCRIBE, 8 points each. DISC, BIRD and BIDS will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with describe

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

BE and BI are the top 2-letter words you get when you unscramble DESCRIBE, 4 points each. IS will look familiar.

Neighbor Words of DESCRIBE

Keep every letter of DESCRIBE but one, change that one, and you get:

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 list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DESCRIBE itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 204)162204156

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

42 of the 204 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ESCRIBED, ESCRIBE, BREDIES, BIRSED, BREDIE, BREIDS, DRICES, BEDES, BREDS, BREID, CIDES, DEBES and 30 more. 6 of the 204 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BEEDI, CREDS, CRED, BES, DESI and EDS.

Longer Words Built on DESCRIBE

These 3 words take every letter of DESCRIBE plus a single extra one.

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