DESCENDER — 9 letter word
descender
The word descender has 9 letters: D, E, S, C, E, N, D, E, R. It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Descender has 1 anagram: redescend. As a noun, it means "the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters".
9 letter word "descender": D E S C E N D E R — noun
Scrabble score: 13 Words With Friends: 15
Letter Analysis of descender
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 3 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 6 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of descender
noun
- the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters "The descender of the letter 'p' was missing from the printed version."
- a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters "The letters p, q, and j are all descenders."
- someone who descends "The descender on the staircase passed me as I was on my way up."