Definition of SCANDENT

scandent

Adjective Satellite

  • used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb
    • "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

Adj

  • Climbing, without obvious morphological adaptations.

Adjective

  • Climbing, typically by tendrils or roots, as a plant.

Examples

  • The words on his Words With Friends rack were SCANDENT, reaching for an available hook.

Origin / Etymology

From the present participle stem of Latin scandere (“to climb”).

Scrabble Score: 11

scandent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scandent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scandent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

scandent: valid Words With Friends Word