DECAPITALIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECAPITALIZE 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECAPITALIZE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECAPITALIZE is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECAPITALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECAPITALIZE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DECAPITALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECAPITALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DECAPITALIZE
2 longer words begin with DECAPITALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECAPITALIZE
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Common questions about DECAPITALIZE
- Is DECAPITALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECAPITALIZE is not in it.
- How many points is DECAPITALIZE worth?
- DECAPITALIZE is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECAPITALIZE?
- DECAPITALIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DECAPITALIZE:
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