Is DESCRIPTORS a word?
DESCRIPTORS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 11 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DESCRIPTORS is a valid word.
What does descriptors mean?
DESCRIPTORS is an inflected form of descriptor.
noun: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something.
“the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DESCRIPTORS: word details
- Pronunciation: dihsk-RIHP-turz (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 11 letters, a long word. It is one of 28,045 11-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside descriptors
Words you can make from the letters of descriptors.
Solve a whole rack, not just DESCRIPTORS
DESCRIPTORS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DESCRIPTORS mean?
DESCRIPTORS is an inflected form of descriptor and is a noun. It means: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something.
Is DESCRIPTORS a valid word?
Yes, DESCRIPTORS is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.