description: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 16 letter points · starts with D · ends with N
Meaning of description
noun
- countable, uncountable
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
Example: give a verbal description of the events
- countable, uncountable
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
- countable, uncountable
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
Example: The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.
- countable, uncountable
A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
Example: The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.
Listed forms: descriptions.
Source: Wiktionary — description.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for description.
noun
a statement that represents something in words
- verbal description
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is description in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of description
D(2) + E(1) + S(1) + C(3) + R(1) + I(1) + P(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 16 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of description
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from description
1,013 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in description. Showing up to 24, longest first.