01 Word definition

descriptive

11 letters · 4 vowels · 7 consonants

Is DESCRIPTIVE a word?

Yes. DESCRIPTIVE is a 11-letter adjective. serving to describe or inform or characterized by description Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DESCRIPTIVE?

D-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-V-E

DESCRIPTIVE contains 11 letters, begins with D, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

    the descriptive variable

2adjective

  1. of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage

    descriptive grammar
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score19points
Words With Friends22points
Word length11letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DESCRIPTIVE spelled?

D1E2S3C4R5I6P7T8I9V10E11
Starts withDESFirst 3 letters
Ends withIVELast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats E, I
Vowel balance4 / 7Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About DESCRIPTIVE.

How do you spell DESCRIPTIVE?

DESCRIPTIVE is spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-V-E. It contains 11 letters.