The word descant is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • descant n. A lengthy discourse on a subject.
  • descant n. (Music) A counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme.
  • descant v. (Intransitive) To discuss at length.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

ABOVE AT COUNTERPOINT DISCOURSE DISCUSS INTRANSITIVE LENGTH LENGTHY MELODY MUSIC ON OR PLAYED SUBJECT SUNG THE THEME TO

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AN ANT CAN CANT DE ES SCAN SCANT

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ED NA SED

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

DECANTS SCANTED

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DESCENT DISCANT

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

DECANT

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DESCANTS DESCANTED DESCANTER DESCANTERS DESCANTING

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

TRADESCANTIA TRADESCANTIAS

12 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+H SNATCHED STANCHED
+I DANCIEST DISTANCE
+L SCANTLED
+N SCANDENT
+O ENDOCAST TACNODES
+P PANDECTS
+R CANTREDS
+S DESCANTS
+U UNCASTED

14 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C STANED
-D ASCENT CENTAS ENACTS SECANT STANCE
-N CADETS CASTED
-S CADENT CANTED DECANT
-T ASCEND DANCES DECANS

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 25744 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 128662 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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