Descant

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Updated June 2026

Definition

An ornamental melodic line sung or played above the main melody of a piece of music.

“The choir added a soaring descant that lifted the Christmas hymn to another level entirely.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

des·cant

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Synonyms

discant yodel warble

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with DESC and contains seven distinct letters including the uncommon N and C combination

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points with the C scoring 3, a musical term that is fully valid in competitive Scrabble

Words Related to Descant

Anagrams of Descant

Words that use exactly the same letters as “descant”.

decants

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “descant” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

descent discant

Words you can make from Descant

Shorter words formed from the letters in “descant”.

ascend ascent cadent cadets canted casted centas dances decant enacts secant stance acned acnes acted andes anted antes cades cadet caned canes canst cants

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8-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “descant”.

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