Play DESCRIPTIVE Strategically

604 valid words • Unscramble DESCRIPTIVE for Scrabble & Words With Friends

Strategy Tips for DESCRIPTIVE

Best Short Plays
SPIV (9pt)VEEP (9pt)VICE (9pt)CEPE (8pt)CEPS (8pt)DEVS (8pt)DIVE (8pt)EPIC (8pt)
High-Value Long Plays
DESCRIPTIVE (19pt)PREDICTIVE (18pt)DIRECTIVES (16pt)DIRECTIVE (15pt)DEPICTERS (14pt)PESTICIDE (14pt)REVISITED (13pt)DECISIVE (14pt)
Scores
Scrabble: 19 pts
WWF: 22 pts
Valid: Yes

Complete Word List — 604 Words

11-letter 1 words Best: DESCRIPTIVE (19pt)

DESCRIPTIVE19pt

10-letter 2 words Best: PREDICTIVE (18pt)

PREDICTIVE18ptDIRECTIVES16pt

9-letter 4 words Best: DIRECTIVE (15pt)

DIRECTIVE15ptDEPICTERS14ptPESTICIDE14ptREVISITED13pt

8-letter 33 words Best: DECISIVE (14pt)

DECISIVE14ptDEPRIVES14ptPREVISED14ptSCRIEVED14ptSERVICED14ptVERDICTS14ptDECREPIT13ptDEPICTER13ptPRECISED13ptPRECITED13ptPREDICTS13ptPRIVIEST13ptSCEPTRED13ptSCRIPTED13ptVERISTIC13ptVERTICES13ptCREPIEST12ptDERISIVE12ptPICRITES12ptPRICIEST12ptRECEIPTS12ptDESERTIC11ptDIERETIC11ptDISCREET11ptDISCRETE11ptPREEDITS11ptPRIESTED11ptRESPITED11ptRIPTIDES11ptSPIRITED11ptTIDERIPS11ptVERITIES11ptSIDERITE9pt

7-letter 84 words Best: DEPRIVE (13pt)

DEPRIVE13ptDEVICES13ptEVICTED13ptPREDIVE13ptSCRIVED13ptVERDICT13ptVERIDIC13ptCRISPED12ptDEPICTS12ptDISCEPT12ptPIERCED12ptPREDICT12ptPREVISE12ptPRIVETS12ptPRIVIES12ptSCRIEVE12ptSERVICE12ptVITRICS12ptDERIVES11ptDEVISER11ptDIVERSE11ptDIVERTS11ptEPEIRIC11ptPICRITE11ptPIECERS11ptPIERCES11ptPRECISE11ptRECEIPT11ptRECEPTS11ptRECIPES11ptRESPECT11ptREVISED11ptRIVETED11ptSCEPTER11ptSCEPTRE11ptSPECTER11ptSPECTRE11ptSPICIER11ptSTRIVED11ptTRICEPS11ptVISITED11ptCREDITS10ptCRESTED10ptDECEITS10ptDECRIES10ptDEICERS10ptDEISTIC10ptDESPITE10ptDICIEST10ptDICTIER10ptDIRECTS10ptEIDETIC10ptPREEDIT10ptPRESIDE10ptRECITED10ptRESTIVE10ptREVISIT10ptRIPTIDE10ptSPEIRED10ptSPIERED10ptSPIRTED10ptSTRIPED10ptTIDERIP10ptTIERCED10ptVERIEST10ptVERITES10ptVISITER10ptCERITES9ptERISTIC9ptPESTIER9ptPIETIES9ptPITIERS9ptRECITES9ptRESPITE9ptTIERCES9ptTIPSIER9ptDEITIES8ptDIESTER8ptDIETERS8ptDIRTIES8ptDITSIER8ptREEDITS8ptRESITED8ptTIDIERS8pt

6-letter 132 words Best: CERVID (12pt)

CERVID12ptDEVICE12ptVESPID12ptVISCID12ptCIVETS11ptCIVIES11ptCREPED11ptDEPICT11ptEVICTS11ptPIECED11ptPRICED11ptPRIVET11ptSCRIVE11ptSPICED11ptVESPER11ptVIPERS11ptVITRIC11ptCREEPS10ptCREPES10ptCRIPES10ptDERIVE10ptDEVEST10ptDEVISE10ptDIVERS10ptDIVERT10ptDIVEST10ptDRIVES10ptEVITED10ptPIECER10ptPIECES10ptPIERCE10ptPRECIS10ptPRICES10ptRECEPT10ptRECIPE10ptREIVED10ptSCRIPT10ptSEPTIC10ptSERVED10ptSIEVED10ptSPECIE10ptSPICER10ptVERSED10ptVESTED10ptVISEED10ptCEDERS9ptCIDERS9ptCITIED9ptCREDIT9ptCREEDS9ptDECEIT9ptDEICER9ptDEICES9ptDICERS9ptDICIER9ptDIRECT9ptEDICTS9ptESPIED9ptEVERTS9ptEVITES9ptPEISED9ptPERDIE9ptPITIED9ptPRIDES9ptPRISED9ptREDIPS9ptREDIPT9ptREIVES9ptREVEST9ptREVETS9ptREVISE9ptRIVETS9ptSCREED9ptSCRIED9ptSPIDER9ptSPIRED9ptSPITED9ptSTIPED9ptSTIVER9ptSTRIVE9ptTREPID9ptTRICED9ptVERIST9ptVERITE9ptVERSET9ptVERSTE9ptCERISE8ptCERITE8ptCERTES8ptCITERS8ptCITIES8ptERECTS8ptESPRIT8ptICIEST8ptPESTER8ptPETERS8ptPITIER8ptPITIES8ptPRESET8ptPRIEST8ptRECITE8ptRESECT8ptRIPEST8ptSECRET8ptSPIRIT8ptSPRITE8ptSTERIC8ptSTRIPE8ptTERCES8ptTIERCE8ptTRICES8ptTRIPES8ptDESERT7ptDESIRE7ptDETERS7ptDIETER7ptDIREST7ptDRIEST7ptEIDERS7ptIRIDES7ptIRISED7ptREEDIT7ptRESIDE7ptRESTED7ptRETIED7ptSTRIDE7ptTEIIDS7ptTIDIER7ptTIDIES7ptTIERED7ptRESITE6ptRETIES6pt

5-letter 156 words Best: VICED (11pt)

VICED11ptCIVET10ptCIVIE10ptEVICT10ptVEEPS10ptVICES10ptVIPER10ptCEPES9ptCREEP9ptCREPE9ptCREPT9ptCRIPE9ptCRISP9ptDIVER9ptDIVES9ptDRIVE9ptEPICS9ptIVIED9ptPIECE9ptPRICE9ptRIVED9ptSCRIP9ptSEPIC9ptSPICE9ptVIRID9ptVISED9ptCEDER8ptCEDES8ptCEDIS8ptCERED8ptCIDER8ptCITED8ptCREED8ptCRIED8ptDEEPS8ptDEICE8ptDICER8ptDICES8ptDISCI8ptDRIPS8ptDRIPT8ptEDICT8ptEVERT8ptEVITE8ptIVIES8ptPEDES8ptPREED8ptPRIDE8ptPRIED8ptREDIP8ptREIVE8ptREVET8ptRICED8ptRIPED8ptRIVES8ptRIVET8ptSERVE8ptSEVER8ptSIEVE8ptSIPED8ptSIVER8ptSPEED8ptSPIED8ptTEPID8ptVEERS8ptVERSE8ptVERST8ptVERTS8ptVIERS8ptVIRES8ptVISIT8ptCERES7ptCESTI7ptCETES7ptCIRES7ptCITER7ptCITES7ptCREST7ptCRIES7ptERECT7ptICIER7ptPEERS7ptPEISE7ptPERIS7ptPERSE7ptPETER7ptPIERS7ptPISTE7ptPREES7ptPRESE7ptPREST7ptPRIES7ptPRISE7ptRECTI7ptRICES7ptRIPES7ptSCREE7ptSPEER7ptSPEIR7ptSPIER7ptSPIRE7ptSPIRT7ptSPITE7ptSPREE7ptSPRIT7ptSTEEP7ptSTIPE7ptSTIRP7ptSTREP7ptSTRIP7ptTERCE7ptTIPIS7ptTRICE7ptTRIPE7ptTRIPS7ptDEERS6ptDEETS6ptDEIST6ptDETER6ptDIETS6ptDIRTS6ptDITES6ptDREES6ptDREST6ptDRIES6ptEDITS6ptEIDER6ptIRIDS6ptREDES6ptREEDS6ptRESID6ptRIDES6ptSEDER6ptSERED6ptSIRED6ptSITED6ptSTEED6ptSTIED6ptTEIID6ptTIDES6ptTIRED6ptTREED6ptTRIED6ptESTER5ptREEST5ptRESET5ptRETIE5ptRITES5ptSIREE5ptSTEER5ptSTERE5ptTERSE5ptTIERS5ptTIRES5ptTREES5ptTRIES5pt

4-letter 122 words Best: SPIV (9pt)

SPIV9ptVEEP9ptVICE9ptCEPE8ptCEPS8ptDEVS8ptDIVE8ptEPIC8ptPECS8ptPICE8ptPICS8ptSPEC8ptSPIC8ptVIDE8ptVIED8ptCEDE7ptCEDI7ptDEEP7ptDICE7ptDIPS7ptDIPT7ptDISC7ptDRIP7ptEVER7ptEVES7ptICED7ptPEDS7ptPEED7ptPIED7ptREVS7ptRIVE7ptSPED7ptVEER7ptVEES7ptVERT7ptVEST7ptVETS7ptVIER7ptVIES7ptVISE7ptCEES6ptCERE6ptCETE6ptCIRE6ptCIST6ptCITE6ptCRIS6ptETIC6ptICES6ptPEER6ptPEES6ptPERI6ptPERT6ptPEST6ptPETS6ptPIER6ptPIES6ptPITS6ptPREE6ptRECS6ptREPS6ptRICE6ptRIPE6ptRIPS6ptSECT6ptSEEP6ptSEPT6ptSICE6ptSIPE6ptSPIT6ptSTEP6ptTICS6ptTIPI6ptTIPS6ptTRIP6ptDEER5ptDEES5ptDEET5ptDERE5ptDIES5ptDIET5ptDIRE5ptDIRT5ptDITE5ptDITS5ptDREE5ptEDIT5ptEIDE5ptIDES5ptIRED5ptIRID5ptREDE5ptREDS5ptREED5ptRIDE5ptRIDS5ptSEED5ptSIDE5ptTEDS5ptTEED5ptTIDE5ptTIED5ptERST4ptIRES4ptIRIS4ptREES4ptREIS4ptREST4ptRETE4ptRETS4ptRISE4ptRITE4ptSEER4ptSERE4ptSIRE4ptSITE4ptSTIR4ptTEES4ptTIER4ptTIES4ptTIRE4ptTREE4pt

3-letter 57 words Best: CEP (7pt)

CEP7ptDEV7ptPEC7ptPIC7ptDIP6ptEVE6ptPED6ptREV6ptVEE6ptVET6ptVIE6ptVIS6ptCEE5ptCIS5ptICE5ptPEE5ptPER5ptPES5ptPET5ptPIE5ptPIS5ptPIT5ptPSI5ptREC5ptREP5ptRIP5ptSEC5ptSIC5ptSIP5ptTIC5ptTIP5ptDEE4ptDIE4ptDIS4ptDIT4ptIDS4ptRED4ptRID4ptTED4ptERE3ptERS3ptIRE3ptITS3ptREE3ptREI3ptRES3ptRET3ptSEE3ptSEI3ptSER3ptSET3ptSIR3ptSIT3ptSRI3ptTEE3ptTIE3ptTIS3pt

2-letter 13 words Best: PE (4pt)

PE4ptPI4ptDE3ptED3ptID3ptER2ptES2ptET2ptIS2ptIT2ptRE2ptSI2ptTI2pt

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About the Word DESCRIPTIVE

  • Letters: 11
  • Scrabble score: 19 pts
  • Words With Friends score: 22 pts
  • Valid in Scrabble: Yes
  • Valid in Words With Friends: Yes
  • Words found: 604

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Game Strategy FAQ

How do I play DESCRIPTIVE in Scrabble?
Play DESCRIPTIVE directly for 19 points, or use its letters to form 604 other words for better board placement.
What is the difference in score for DESCRIPTIVE between Scrabble and WWF?
DESCRIPTIVE scores 19 pts in Scrabble and 22 pts in Words With Friends.
What is the best short word from DESCRIPTIVE?
SPIV (9 pts) is a strong short play from DESCRIPTIVE.

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