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Is descant a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word descant is a Scrabble US word. The word descant is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is descant a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word descant is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is descant a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word descant is a Words With Friends word. The word descant is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (3 found)

DECANTS,DESCANT,SCANTED,

6-letter words (14 found)

ASCEND,ASCENT,CADENT,CADETS,CANTED,CASTED,CENTAS,DANCES,DECANS,DECANT,ENACTS,SECANT,STANCE,STANED,

5-letter words (50 found)

ACNED,ACNES,ACTED,ANCES,ANTED,ANTES,CADES,CADET,CANED,CANES,CANST,CANTS,CASED,CASTE,CATES,CENTS,CESTA,DACES,DANCE,DANTS,DATES,DEANS,DECAN,DENTS,ECADS,ENACT,ETNAS,NATES,NEATS,SANED,SATED,SCAND,SCANT,SCEAT,SCENA,SCEND,SCENT,SEDAN,SNEAD,STADE,STAND,STANE,STEAD,STEAN,STEND,TACES,TASED,TEADS,TENDS,TSADE,

4-letter words (77 found)

ACED,ACES,ACNE,ACTS,AESC,ANCE,ANDS,ANES,ANTE,ANTS,ATES,CADE,CADS,CANE,CANS,CANT,CASE,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CENS,CENT,DACE,DAES,DANS,DANT,DATE,DEAN,DENS,DENT,EANS,EAST,EATS,ECAD,ENDS,ENTS,ETAS,ETNA,NADS,NAES,NATS,NEAT,NEDS,NEST,NETS,SADE,SAND,SANE,SANT,SATE,SCAD,SCAN,SCAT,SEAN,SEAT,SECT,SENA,SEND,SENT,SETA,SNED,STED,STEN,TACE,TADS,TAED,TAES,TANE,TANS,TASE,TEAD,TEAS,TECS,TEDS,TEND,TENS,

3-letter words (48 found)

ACE,ACT,ADS,AND,ANE,ANS,ANT,ATE,ATS,CAD,CAN,CAT,DAE,DAN,DAS,DEN,EAN,EAS,EAT,EDS,END,ENS,EST,ETA,NAE,NAS,NAT,NED,NET,SAC,SAD,SAE,SAN,SAT,SEA,SEC,SED,SEN,SET,TAD,TAE,TAN,TAS,TEA,TEC,TED,TEN,TES,

2-letter words (17 found)

AD,AE,AN,AS,AT,DA,DE,EA,ED,EN,ES,ET,NA,NE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 210 words from descant according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of descant

descant

Alternative forms

  • discant (archaic)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman descaunt, from Medieval Latin discantus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛskænt/
  • Rhymes: -ænt

Noun

descant (plural descants)

  1. A lengthy discourse on a subject.
  2. (music) A counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme.

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Verb

descant (third-person singular simple present descants, present participle descanting, simple past and past participle descanted)

  1. (intransitive) To discuss at length.
    • 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 121
      Involving some interesting, intellectual trips, she was descanting lightly to right and left.
  2. (intransitive, music) To sing or play a descant.

Further reading

  • descant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • cedants, dancest, decants, scanted, stanced

Source: wiktionary.org