Definition
- (noun) 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.”
- (noun) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source. “This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.”
- (noun) A later evolutionary type. “Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.”
- (noun) A language that is descended from another. “English and Scots are the descendants of Old English.”
- (noun) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
Word stats
- Descendants contains 11 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 8 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Words you can build
- ascendents
- descendant
- ascendent
- decadents
- descanted
- ascended
- assented
- canteens
- decadent
- decanted
- descants
- descends
- descents
- neatness
- ascends
- ascents
- canteen
- deadens
- deadest
- decades
- decants
- densest
- descant
- descend
- descent
- enacted
- encased
- encases
- nascent
- saddens
- saddest
- scanned
- scanted
- scented
- sedated
- sedates
- senates
- stances
- anteed
- ascend
- ascent
- assent
- cadets
- canned
- canted
- castes
- ceased
- ceases
- danced
- dances
- deaden
- decade
- decant
- decent
- dented
- enacts
- encase
- nested
- sadden
Word neighbours
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with DES
- desalinate
- desalinated
- desalinates
- desalinating
- desalination
- descant
- descanted
- descanting
- descants
- descend
- descendant
- descended
- descendent
- descendents
- descender
- descending
- descends
- descent
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Words ending with NTS
Frequently asked questions
What does Descendants mean?
One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
How many letters are in Descendants?
Descendants has 11 letters.
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