Descent

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The act or process of moving downwards, or a decline in status or quality.

“The descent into the gorge was steep and required careful footing throughout.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dɪˈsɛnt/

Syllables

de·scent

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Synonyms

origin extraction lineagefiliationdeclivityfall declinedeclination

Antonyms

ascent

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ENT and shares most letters with DESCEND, useful for differentiating paired words

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points and a strong common word, plays well across double-letter squares

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

descant descend

Words you can make from Descent

Shorter words formed from the letters in “descent”.

censed decent dentes nested tensed cedes cense cents ceste cetes csnet ctene denes dense dents dsect needs scend scene scent sence steed steen stend

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