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Descants

d 2e 1s 1c 3a 1n 1t 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of descant

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does descants mean?

noun

  1. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

    Synonymsdiscant

verb

  1. sing in descant

  2. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

    “The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains”

    Synonymsyodelwarble

  3. talk at great length about something of one's interest

Definitions shown for descant, the base form of descants.

Is DESCANTS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DESCANTS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
d 2e 1s 1c 3a 1n 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
d 2e 1s 1c 4a 1n 2t 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
d 2e 1s 1c 4a 1n 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
d 2e 1s 1c 3a 1n 1t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DESCANTS

Words that end like DESCANTS

Common words that share the ending -ANTS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

peasantsservantsconstantspedantscurrantsenchantsentrantsgallantshydrantsimplantsinstantsmigrantspendantspennantsremnantsvagrantswarrantseggplantsinfantsmerchantsmutantspheasantsquadrantsrecants
All words ending in -ANTS

Descants: quick answers

Is DESCANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESCANTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DESCANTS worth?
DESCANTS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does descants mean?
descants is the plural and third-person singular form of descant, which means “a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESCANTS?
You can make 259 shorter words from DESCANTS, such as ASCENDS, DECANTS, DESCANT, SCANTED. See the full list.