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Is descriptive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word descriptive is a Scrabble US word. The word descriptive is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

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Is descriptive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word descriptive is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

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Yes. The word descriptive is a Words With Friends word. The word descriptive is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (2 found)

DESCRIPTIVE,DISCERPTIVE,

10-letter words (4 found)

DIRECTIVES,DISCRETIVE,PREDICTIVE,PREVISITED,

9-letter words (8 found)

CIDERIEST,DEPICTERS,DEPICTIVE,DIRECTIVE,EDITRICES,PESTICIDE,PRECISIVE,REVISITED,

8-letter words (43 found)

CREPIEST,DECISIVE,DECREPIT,DEPICTER,DEPRIVES,DERISIVE,DESCRIVE,DESERTIC,DIERETIC,DISCREET,DISCRETE,EIDETICS,EPEIRIDS,EPICIERS,ICTERIDS,PECTISED,PERVIEST,PICRITES,PRECISED,PRECITED,PREDICTS,PREEDITS,PREVISED,PREVISIT,PRICIEST,PRIESTED,PRIVIEST,RECEIPTS,RESPITED,RIPTIDES,SCEPTRED,SCRIEVED,SCRIPTED,SERICITE,SERVICED,SIDERITE,SPIRITED,TIDERIPS,VERDICTS,VERDITES,VERISTIC,VERITIES,VERTICES,

7-letter words (110 found)

CERITES,CERVIDS,CREDITS,CRESTED,CRISPED,DECEITS,DECRIES,DEICERS,DEISTIC,DEITIES,DEPICTS,DEPRIVE,DERIVES,DESPITE,DEVICES,DEVISER,DICIEST,DICTIER,DIESTER,DIETERS,DIRECTS,DIRTIES,DISCEPT,DISCERP,DITSIER,DIVERSE,DIVERTS,EIDETIC,EPEIRIC,EPEIRID,EPICIER,EPICIST,ERISTIC,EVICTED,ICTERID,PECTISE,PEDETIC,PERCIDS,PESTIER,PICRITE,PIECERS,PIERCED,PIERCES,PIERIDS,PIETIES,PITIERS,PRECISE,PREDICT,PREDIES,PREDIVE,PREEDIT,PRESIDE,PRESTED,PREVISE,PRIEVED,PRIEVES,PRIVETS,PRIVIES,RECEIPT,RECEPTS,RECIPES,RECITED,RECITES,REEDITS,REISTED,RESITED,RESPECT,RESPITE,RESTIVE,REVISED,REVISIT,RICIEST,RIPTIDE,RIVETED,SCEPTER,SCEPTRE,SCRIEVE,SCRIVED,SERVICE,SIEVERT,SPECTED,SPECTER,SPECTRE,SPEIRED,SPICIER,SPIERED,SPIRTED,STERVED,STIEVER,STIVIER,STRIPED,STRIVED,TEPIDER,TIDERIP,TIDIERS,TIERCED,TIERCES,TIPSIER,TRICEPS,VERDETS,VERDICT,VERDITE,VERDITS,VERIDIC,VERIEST,VERITES,VISITED,VISITEE,VISITER,VITRICS,

6-letter words (177 found)

CEDERS,CERISE,CERITE,CERTES,CERTIE,CERVID,CIDERS,CISTED,CITERS,CITIED,CITIES,CIVETS,CIVIES,CREDIT,CREEDS,CREEPS,CREPED,CREPES,CRIPES,DECEIT,DEICER,DEICES,DEPICT,DERIVE,DESERT,DESIRE,DETERS,DEVEST,DEVICE,DEVISE,DICERS,DICIER,DIETER,DIRECT,DIREST,DIVERS,DIVERT,DIVEST,DREEST,DRICES,DRIEST,DRIVES,EDICTS,EIDERS,EPRISE,ERECTS,ESPIED,ESPIER,ESPRIT,EVERTS,EVICTS,EVITED,EVITES,ICIEST,IRIDES,IRISED,PEISED,PERCED,PERCES,PERCID,PERDIE,PERITI,PERVED,PERVES,PESTER,PETERS,PETRES,PIECED,PIECER,PIECES,PIERCE,PIERID,PIERIS,PIERST,PIERTS,PISTED,PITIED,PITIER,PITIES,PRECES,PRECIS,PRESET,PREVED,PREVES,PRICED,PRICES,PRIDES,PRIEST,PRIEVE,PRISED,PRIVET,RECEPT,RECIPE,RECITE,RECITS,REDIPS,REDIPT,REEDIT,REIVED,REIVES,RESECT,RESIDE,RESITE,RESTED,RETIED,RETIES,REVEST,REVETS,REVIED,REVIES,REVISE,RIEVED,RIEVES,RIPEST,RISPED,RIVETS,SCREED,SCREET,SCRIED,SCRIPT,SCRIVE,SECRET,SEPTIC,SERVED,SIEVED,SITREP,SPECIE,SPICED,SPICER,SPIDER,SPIRED,SPIRIC,SPIRIT,SPITED,SPREED,SPRITE,STERIC,STERVE,STIEVE,STIPED,STIRED,STIVED,STIVER,STRIDE,STRIPE,STRIVE,TEDIER,TEIIDS,TERCES,TIDIER,TIDIES,TIERCE,TIERED,TREPID,TREVIS,TRICED,TRICEP,TRICES,TRIPES,VERDET,VERDIT,VERIST,VERITE,VERSED,VERSET,VERSTE,VERTED,VESPER,VESPID,VESTED,VIPERS,VISCID,VISEED,VISIED,VISIER,VISITE,VITRIC,

5-letter words (213 found)

CEDER,CEDES,CEDIS,CEPES,CERED,CERES,CERTS,CESTI,CETES,CIDER,CIDES,CIRES,CITED,CITER,CITES,CIVES,CIVET,CIVIE,CREDS,CREED,CREEP,CREES,CREPE,CREPS,CREPT,CREST,CRIED,CRIES,CRIPE,CRIPS,CRISE,CRISP,CRITS,DEEPS,DEERS,DEETS,DEEVS,DEICE,DEIST,DERES,DERVS,DETER,DEVIS,DICER,DICES,DICTS,DIETS,DIRTS,DISCI,DITES,DIVER,DIVES,DIVIS,DREES,DREST,DRICE,DRIES,DRIPS,DRIPT,DRIVE,EDICT,EDITS,EIDER,EPICS,EPRIS,ERECT,EREVS,ERICS,ESTER,ETICS,EVERT,EVETS,EVICT,EVITE,ICERS,ICIER,IDEES,IRIDS,IVIED,IVIES,PEDES,PEDIS,PEERS,PEISE,PERCE,PERCS,PERES,PERIS,PERSE,PERST,PERTS,PERVE,PERVS,PETER,PETRE,PETRI,PIECE,PIERS,PIERT,PIETS,PISTE,PREED,PREES,PRESE,PREST,PREVE,PRICE,PRIDE,PRIED,PRIES,PRISE,RECIT,RECTI,REDES,REDIP,REEDS,REEST,REIST,REIVE,RESET,RESID,RESIT,RETIE,REVET,REVIE,RICED,RICES,RIDES,RIDIC,RIEVE,RIPED,RIPES,RITES,RIVED,RIVES,RIVET,SCREE,SCRIP,SEDER,SEPIC,SERED,SERIC,SERVE,SEVER,SIDER,SIEVE,SIPED,SIRED,SIREE,SITED,SIVER,SPECT,SPEED,SPEER,SPEIR,SPICE,SPIDE,SPIED,SPIER,SPIRE,SPIRT,SPITE,SPRED,SPREE,SPRIT,STEDE,STEED,STEEP,STEER,STERE,STIED,STIPE,STIRE,STIRP,STIVE,STREP,STRIP,TEERS,TEIID,TEPID,TERCE,TERES,TERSE,TICED,TICES,TIDES,TIERS,TIPIS,TIRED,TIRES,TREED,TREES,TRICE,TRIDE,TRIED,TRIES,TRIPE,TRIPS,VEEPS,VEERS,VERSE,VERST,VERTS,VICED,VICES,VIERS,VIPER,VIRED,VIRES,VIRID,VISED,VISIE,VISIT,

4-letter words (174 found)

CEDE,CEDI,CEES,CEPE,CEPS,CERE,CERT,CETE,CIDE,CIDS,CIRE,CIST,CITE,CITS,CIVE,CRED,CREE,CRIP,CRIS,CRIT,DEEP,DEER,DEES,DEET,DEEV,DEPS,DERE,DERV,DESI,DEVI,DEVS,DICE,DICT,DIES,DIET,DIPS,DIPT,DIRE,DIRT,DISC,DITE,DITS,DIVE,DIVI,DIVS,DREE,DRIP,EDIT,EIDE,EPIC,ERED,ERES,EREV,ERIC,ERST,ETIC,EVER,EVES,EVET,ICED,ICER,ICES,IDEE,IDES,IRED,IRES,IRID,IRIS,ISIT,PECS,PEDI,PEDS,PEED,PEER,PEES,PERC,PERE,PERI,PERT,PERV,PEST,PETS,PICE,PICS,PIED,PIER,PIES,PIET,PIRS,PISE,PITS,PREE,RECS,REDE,REDS,REED,REES,REIS,REPS,REST,RETE,RETS,REVS,RICE,RIDE,RIDS,RIPE,RIPS,RIPT,RISE,RISP,RITE,RITS,RIVE,SECT,SEED,SEEP,SEER,SEIR,SEPT,SERE,SICE,SIDE,SIPE,SIRE,SIRI,SITE,SPEC,SPED,SPET,SPIC,SPIE,SPIT,SPIV,STED,STEP,STIE,STIR,TECS,TEDS,TEED,TEER,TEES,TICE,TICS,TIDE,TIDS,TIED,TIER,TIES,TIPI,TIPS,TIRE,TREE,TRES,TRIE,TRIP,VEEP,VEER,VEES,VERD,VERS,VERT,VEST,VETS,VICE,VIDE,VIDS,VIED,VIER,VIES,VIRE,VISE,VITE,

3-letter words (75 found)

CEE,CEP,CID,CIS,CIT,DEE,DEI,DEP,DEV,DIE,DIP,DIS,DIT,DIV,EDS,ERE,ERS,EST,EVE,ICE,IDE,IDS,IRE,ITS,PEC,PED,PEE,PER,PES,PET,PIC,PIE,PIR,PIS,PIT,PRE,PSI,PST,REC,RED,REE,REI,REP,RES,RET,REV,RID,RIP,RIT,SEC,SED,SEE,SEI,SER,SET,SEV,SIC,SIP,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEC,TED,TEE,TES,TIC,TID,TIE,TIP,TIS,VEE,VET,VID,VIE,VIS,

2-letter words (17 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,ER,ES,ET,ID,IS,IT,PE,PI,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 824 words from descriptive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of descriptive

descriptive

Etymology

Latin dēscriptīvus (containing a full description)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈskɹɪptɪv/

Adjective

descriptive (comparative more descriptive, superlative most descriptive)

  1. Of, relating to, or providing a description.
  2. (grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
  3. (linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
  4. (sciences, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "science"): prescriptive, normative, non-descriptive

Hyponyms

  • self-descriptive

Derived terms

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Translations

Noun

descriptive (plural descriptives)

  1. (grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word)

Derived terms

  • auctorial descriptive

See also

  • Description on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Linguistic prescription on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • discerptive

French

Adjective

descriptive

  1. feminine singular of descriptif

Source: wiktionary.org