descant

1. A discussion or discourse on a theme.

2. Music An ornamental melody or counterpoint sung or played above a theme.

3. Music The highest part sung in part music.

4. A melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor.

5. The art of composing or improvising contrapuntal part music.

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1. To sing or play a descant.

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1. Music To sing melodiously.

2. Music To sing or play a descant.

3. To comment at length; discourse: "He used to descant critically on the dishes which had been at table” ( James Boswell).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
decants	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
ae	2
an	2
as	2
at	2
da	3
de	3
ed	3
en	2
es	2
et	2
na	2
ne	2
ta	2
te	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ace	5
act	5
ads	4
and	4
ane	3
ant	3
ate	3
cad	6
can	5
cat	5
dan	4
das	4
den	4
eat	3
eds	4
end	4
ens	3
est	3
eta	3
nae	3
net	3
sac	5
sad	4
sae	3
san	3
sat	3
sea	3
sec	5
sen	3
set	3
tad	4
tae	3
tan	3
tas	3
tea	3
tec	5
ted	4
ten	3
tes	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aced	7
aces	6
acne	6
acts	6
ands	5
anes	4
ante	4
ants	4
ates	4
cade	7
cads	7
cane	6
cans	6
cant	6
case	6
cast	6
cate	6
cats	6
cent	6
dace	7
dans	5
date	5
dean	5
dens	5
dent	5
east	4
eats	4
ends	5
etas	4
etna	4
naes	4
neat	4
nest	4
nets	4
sade	5
sand	5
sane	4
sate	4
scad	7
scan	6
scat	6
seat	4
sect	6
send	5
sent	4
seta	4
sned	5
tace	6
tads	5
tans	4
tase	4
teas	4
tecs	6
teds	5
tend	5
tens	4
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acned	8
acnes	7
acted	8
anted	6
antes	5
cades	8
cadet	8
caned	8
canes	7
canst	7
cants	7
cased	8
caste	7
cates	7
cents	7
cesta	7
daces	8
dance	8
dates	6
deans	6
decan	8
dents	6
enact	7
etnas	5
nates	5
neats	5
saned	6
sated	6
scant	7
scena	7
scend	8
scent	7
sedan	6
stade	6
stand	6
stane	5
stead	6
taces	7
tased	6
tends	6
tsade	6

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ascend	9
ascent	8
cadent	9
cadets	9
canted	9
centas	8
dances	9
decans	9
decant	9
enacts	8
secant	8
stance	8
staned	7

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
decants	10
descant	10
scanted	10