Descendant

/dɪˈsɛndənt/

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts10 letters
Definition of Descendant

noun

  1. One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

    "The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild."

  2. A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.

    "This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants."

  3. A later evolutionary type.

    "Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves."

  4. A language that is descended from another.

    "English and Scots are the descendants of Old English."

  5. A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
Anagrams of Descendant

No exact anagrams found for "descendant". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "descendant" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Descendant"

Descendant is a 10-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Descendant" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "descendant" is a medium-scoring word.