DECAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DECAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECAN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DECAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about DECAN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DECAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
In astrology, one of three equal divisions of ten degrees that make up each sign of the zodiac.
A decan splits each thirty-degree zodiac sign into three smaller ten-degree sections, a system that astrologers trace back to ancient Egyptian star groupings used to mark the hours of the night. Practitioners of astrology often assign a secondary planetary ruler to each decan, giving finer detail to a persons birth chart beyond the main zodiac sign. The word also appears historically in ancient Egyptian astronomy, where it named the specific star groups the system was built around.
How DECAN is used
A specialist term used mainly in astrology and in the history of ancient Egyptian astronomy.
- The astrologer explained the first decan of Aries in detail.
- Ancient Egyptian priests tracked time using the rising decan.
- Her birth chart placed the sun in the middle decan of Leo.
- Each decan was linked to a different secondary ruling planet.
- The book divided every zodiac sign into three decans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DECAN
The 5 tiles of DECAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DECAN
23 longer words begin with DECAN.
Words with DECAN inside
8 words contain DECAN in the middle. Words that start with DECAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DECAN
Common questions about DECAN
- Is DECAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECAN worth?
- DECAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECAN mean?
- In astrology, one of three equal divisions of ten degrees that make up each sign of the zodiac.
- What letters can be added to DECAN?
- DECAN takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DECAN:
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