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Is descending a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word descending is a Scrabble US word. The word descending is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

D2E1S1C3E1N1D2I1N1G2

Is descending a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word descending is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

D2E1S1C3E1N1D2I1N1G2

Is descending a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word descending is a Words With Friends word. The word descending is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1S1C4E1N2D2I1N2G3

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10-letter words (1 found)

DESCENDING,

8-letter words (7 found)

DESIGNED,ENSIGNED,INCENSED,SCENDING,SDEIGNED,SECEDING,SNEDDING,

7-letter words (25 found)

CENSING,DECIDES,DEEDING,DEIGNED,DESCEND,DESINED,DISEDGE,ENDINGS,ENGINED,ENGINES,GENNIES,INCEDED,INCEDES,INCENSE,INDENES,NEDDIES,NEEDING,NEESING,SCENDED,SCENING,SDEIGNE,SDEINED,SEEDING,SENDING,SNEEING,

6-letter words (42 found)

CEDING,CENSED,DECIDE,DEEING,DEICED,DEICES,DEIGNS,DENIED,DENIES,DENNED,DESIGN,DESINE,DIENES,DINGED,DINGES,DINNED,DISCED,EDDIES,EDENIC,ENDING,ENGINE,ENSIGN,GENIES,GENNED,GINNED,INCEDE,INDEED,INDENE,NIECES,SCENED,SDEIGN,SEDGED,SEEING,SEINED,SENDED,SIEGED,SIGNED,SIGNEE,SINDED,SINGED,SINNED,SNIDED,

5-letter words (51 found)

CEDED,CEDES,CEDIS,CENSE,CIDED,CIDES,CINES,DEEDS,DEENS,DEICE,DEIDS,DEIGN,DENES,DENIS,DENSE,DICED,DICES,DIENE,DINED,DINES,DINGE,DINGS,EDGED,EDGES,EIGNE,ENDED,GENES,GENIC,GENIE,IDEES,INNED,NEEDS,NENES,NIDED,NIDES,NIECE,NINES,SCEND,SCENE,SDEIN,SEDGE,SEGNI,SEINE,SENGI,SIDED,SIEGE,SINCE,SINED,SINGE,SNEED,SNIDE,

4-letter words (74 found)

CEDE,CEDI,CEES,CENS,CIDE,CIDS,CIGS,CINE,DEED,DEEN,DEES,DEGS,DEID,DENE,DENI,DENS,DESI,DICE,DIED,DIES,DIGS,DINE,DING,DINS,DISC,EDGE,EGIS,EIDE,EINE,ENDS,ENES,ENGS,ESNE,GEDS,GEED,GEES,GENE,GENS,GIDS,GIED,GIEN,GIES,GINN,GINS,ICED,ICES,IDEE,IDES,INGS,INNS,NEDS,NEED,NEGS,NENE,NICE,NIDE,NIDS,NIED,NIES,NINE,SEED,SEEN,SEND,SENE,SICE,SIDE,SIEN,SIGN,SIND,SINE,SING,SNED,SNEE,SNIG,

3-letter words (47 found)

CEE,CID,CIG,CIS,DEE,DEG,DEI,DEN,DID,DIE,DIG,DIN,DIS,EDS,EEN,END,ENE,ENG,ENS,GED,GEE,GEN,GID,GIE,GIN,GIS,ICE,IDE,IDS,ING,INN,INS,NED,NEE,NEG,NID,NIE,NIS,SEC,SED,SEE,SEG,SEI,SEN,SIC,SIG,SIN,

2-letter words (12 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,EN,ES,GI,ID,IN,IS,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 260 words from descending according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of descending

descending

Etymology

From descend +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Verb

descending

  1. present participle and gerund of descend

Adjective

descending (not comparable)

  1. Moving or sloping downwards.
  2. Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)
    1. (computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
  3. (music) Becoming lower in pitch.

Antonyms

  • ascending

Derived terms

  • descending colon
  • descending node
  • descending s
  • descendingly

Translations

Noun

descending (plural descendings)

  1. A descent.

References

  • “descending”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “descending”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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