DESCRIPTOR

10 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What DESCRIPTOR Means

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”
noun: a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DESCRIPTOR is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 S1 C3 R1 I1 P3 T1 O1 R1.

Anagrams of DESCRIPTOR (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In DESCRIPTOR

909 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (6)

CREDITORS DEPICTORS DIRECTORS POSTRIDER PREDICTOR RECORDIST

8 letter words (23)

CORDITES CREDITOR DEPICTOR DESPOTIC DIOPTERS DIOPTRES DIPTEROS DIRECTOR PERCOIDS PERIDOTS PERSICOT PIERROTS PORRECTS PORTSIDE PREDICTS PROTEIDS RESCRIPT RIPCORDS RIPOSTED SCRIPTED SCRIPTER SPORTIER TOPSIDER

7 letter words (90)

6 letter words (194)

CERRIS CESTOI CIDERS CISTED CITERS CODERS CODIST COEDIT COPERS COPIED COPIER COPIES COPSED COPTER CORDER CORERS CORIES CORPSE CORRIE CORSET COSIED COSIER COSTED COSTER COTISE CREDIT CREDOS CRIERS CRIPES CRORES DECORS DEPICT DEPORT DEPOTS DERRIS DERROS DESPOT DICERS DICOTS DIRECT DIREST DOPERS DOPIER DORIES DORISE DORPER DORSER DORTER DOTERS DOTIER DRICES DRIERS DRIEST DROITS EDICTS EDITOR EPODIC ESPRIT OECIST OPTERS OPTICS ORDERS ORRICE PEDROS PERIOD PICOTE PICOTS PIERST PIERTS PIOTED PODITE POETIC POISED POISER PORERS PORIER PORTED PORTER POSIER POSTED POSTER POSTIE POTSIE PRECIS PRESTO PRETOR PRICED PRICER PRICES PRIDES PRIERS PRIEST PRIORS PRISED PRISER PRORES PROSED PROSER PROSIT PROTEI PSOCID PSORIC RECITS RECORD RECTOR RECTOS REDIPS REDIPT REDTOP REIRDS REPORT REPOST REPOTS REPROS RESORT RESPOT RETROD RETROS RICERS RIDERS RIOTED RIOTER RIPERS RIPEST RIPOST RISPED ROESTI ROPERS ROPIER RORTED ROSCID ROSIED ROSIER ROSTED ROSTER SCOPED SCORED SCORER SCOTER SCRIED SCRIPT SCRORP SECTOR SEPTIC SIRRED SITREP SOPITE SORTED SORTER SORTIE SPICED SPICER SPIDER SPIRED SPITED SPORED SPRIER SPRITE STERIC STIPED STIRED STIRRE STOPED STOPER STORED STORER STRIDE STRIPE STRODE TERCIO TIROES TIRRED TODIES TOPERS TOPICS TORICS TORIES TORPID TORRID TREPID TRICED TRICEP TRICES TRIERS TRIODE TRIORS TRIOSE TRIPES TRIPOD TRIPOS TRODES TROPED TROPES TROPIC

5 letter words (257)

CEDIS CEROS CERTS CESTI CIDER CIDES CIRES CITED CITER CITES CODER CODES COEDS COIRS COITS COPED COPER COPES COPSE CORDS CORED CORER CORES CORPS CORSE COSED COSET COSIE COSTE COTED COTES CREDO CREDS CREPS CREPT CREST CRIED CRIER CRIES CRIOS CRIPE CRISE CRISP CRITS CROPS CRORE CROST DECOR DECOS DEIST DEPOT DEROS DERRO DICER DICES DICOT DICTS DIETS DIPSO DIRER DIRTS DISCO DITES DOERS DOEST DOITS DOPER DOPES DORES DORIC DORIS DORPS DORRS DORSE DORTS DOSER DOTER DOTES DREST DRICE DRIER DRIES DRIPS DRIPT DROIT DROPS DROPT EDICT EDITS EIDOS EPICS EPRIS ERICS ESCOT ESTOC ESTOP ESTRO ICERS ODIST OPTED OPTER OPTIC ORDER ORRIS OSIER PEDRO PERIS PERST PERTS PESTO PETRI PICOT PIERS PIERT PIETS PISCO PISTE POETS POISE PORED PORER PORES PORTS POSED POSER POSIT POTED POTES PREST PRICE PRIDE PRIED PRIER PRIES PRIOR PRISE PRODS PRORE PROSE PROST RECIT RECTI RECTO REDIP REDOS REIRD REIST REPOS REPOT REPRO RESID RESIT RESOD RESTO RETRO RICED RICER RICES RIDER RIDES RIOTS RIPED RIPER RIPES RISER RITES RODES ROIST ROPED ROPER ROPES RORES RORIC RORID RORIE RORTS ROSED ROSET ROSIT ROSTI ROTED ROTES ROTIS SCOPE SCORE SCRIP SCROD SEPIC SERIC SIDER SIPED SIRED SIROC SITED SODIC SORED SORER SPEIR SPICE SPIDE SPIED SPIER SPIRE SPIRT SPITE SPODE SPORE SPORT SPRED SPRIT SPROD STIED STIPE STIRE STIRP STOEP STOIC STOPE STORE STREP STRIP STROP TEPID TICED TICES TIDES TIERS TIRED TIRES TIROS TIRRS TOISE TOPED TOPER TOPES TOPIC TOPIS TORCS TORES TORIC TORRS TORSE TORSI TOSED TRICE TRIDE TRIED TRIER TRIES TRIOR TRIOS TRIPE TRIPS TRODE TRODS TROIS TROPE

4 letter words (207)

3 letter words (105)

CEP CID CIS CIT COD COP COR COS COT DEI DIE DIP DIS DIT DOC DOE DOP DOR DOS DOT DSO ECO EDS ERR ERS EST ICE IDE IDS IOS IRE ISO ITS ODE ODS OES OIS OPE OPS OPT ORC ORD ORE ORS ORT OSE PEC PED PER PES PET PIC PIE PIR PIS PIT POD POI POS POT PRE PRO PSI PST REC RED REI REO REP RES RET RID RIP RIT ROC ROD ROE ROT SEC SED SEI SER SET SIC SIP SIR SIT SOC SOD SOP SOT SRI TEC TED TES TIC TID TIE TIP TIS TOC TOD TOE TOP TOR

2 letter words (27)

DE DI DO ED ER ES ET ID IO IS IT OD OE OI OP OR OS PE PI PO RE SI SO ST TE TI TO

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