DECANE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DECANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECANE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECANE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
decanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECANE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DECANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does DECANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless liquid hydrocarbon containing ten carbon atoms, found in petroleum.
Decane belongs to the alkane family, whose members are named by a Greek number prefix, deca meaning ten. It is a component of fuels such as kerosene and diesel and is used in laboratories as a solvent and a reference substance. Its formula is C10H22, and it has several isomers with the same atoms arranged differently.
How DECANE is used
Chemistry term; used in laboratory and fuel contexts.
- The sample contained a small amount of decane.
- Decane is one of the liquids found in kerosene.
- Students compared the boiling point of decane with that of octane.
- The solvent was a mixture of hexane and decane.
- Chemists name decane for the ten carbon atoms in its chain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DECANE
2 longer words begin with DECANE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECANE
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Common questions about DECANE
- Is DECANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECANE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECANE worth?
- DECANE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECANE mean?
- A colourless liquid hydrocarbon containing ten carbon atoms, found in petroleum.
- What letters can be added to DECANE?
- DECANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DECANE:
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