DECALESCENCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECALESCENCES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECALESCENCES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECALESCENCES is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECALESCENCES
No single letter turns DECALESCENCES into another word.
How DECALESCENCES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DECALESCENCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DECALESCENCES needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about DECALESCENCES
- The letter E appears four times in DECALESCENCES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DECALESCENCES
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Common questions about DECALESCENCES
- Is DECALESCENCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECALESCENCES is not in it.
- How many points is DECALESCENCES worth?
- DECALESCENCES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECALESCENCES?
- No single letter can be added to DECALESCENCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DECALESCENCES:
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