Unscramble DESCRIPTIVE to get 375 words. DESCRIPTIVE itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. DESCRIPTIVE has 1 anagram here, DISCERPTIVE, scoring 19 like DESCRIPTIVE itself. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2E1S1C34R1I1P34T1I1V45E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DESCRIPTIVE split into 2 with 11 letters, 4 with 10, 8 with 9, 44 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
The 11-letter words in DESCRIPTIVE are 2: DESCRIPTIVE itself and 1 anagram, DISCERPTIVE. Each scores 19 points.
The best of the 10-letter words made with DESCRIPTIVE letters is PREDICTIVE, 18 points; DIRECTIVES and DISCRETIVE on 16 follow.
Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DESCRIPTIVE, DEPICTIVE leads with 17 points, then PRECISIVE on 16 and DIRECTIVE on 15. PESTICIDE and REVISITED are the familiar ones.
7 of 44 8-letter words from DESCRIPTIVE tie at 14 points; none scores more. DISCRETE, RECEIPTS and DISCREET will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words made with DESCRIPTIVE letters, the top score is 13, reached by 9. SERVICE, RESPECT and DEVICES are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESCRIPTIVE tie at 12 points; none scores more. PRICES, DEVICE and SCRIPT will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from DESCRIPTIVE is VICED, 11 points; CIVES and CIVET on 10 follow. PRICE, DRIVE and PIECE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in DESCRIPTIVE, the top score is 9, reached by 5. EVER, PICS and DEEP are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with DESCRIPTIVE letters, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. ITS, RED and DIE are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of DESCRIPTIVE, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with PREVISITED (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DESCRIPTIVE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESCRIPTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 375) | 301 | 373 | 267 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISCERPTIVE, DEPICTIVE, DISCRETIVE, PRECISIVE, DESCRIVE, PECTISED, PRIEVED, DISCERP, EPICIERS, PEDETIC, PERVED, PREVED and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PREVISITED, CERVIDS, PERVIEST, PREVISIT, CIDERIEST, EDITRICES, PERCIDS, SPECTED, CIDERIES, EIDETICS, PERCID, PERVS and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all.