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DESCRIBE

DESCRIBE is a valid 8-letter word in our dictionary. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

What Does DESCRIBE Mean?

Definitions are provided by the third-party Free Dictionary API, with Datamuse as a fallback when it has no entry. Nothing is sent to either service unless you request this lookup.

Letter by Letter

LetterdescribeTotal
Scrabble2113113113
Words With Friends2114114115

Word Game Intelligence

DESCRIBE Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

3 vowels · 5 consonants

Vowels (E at #2, I at #6, E at #8)

Duplicate letter: E

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -D -R -S

Hive & Anagram Power

7 unique letters · 219 sub-words

Valid 7-letter pangram candidate for Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzles.

Anagrams of DESCRIBE

One other word uses exactly these letters.

escribed

Words Inside DESCRIBE

219 shorter words can be built from these letters — the 60 longest are shown. Useful when DESCRIBE won't fit on the board.

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