DECAPITALIZING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECAPITALIZING 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECAPITALIZING?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECAPITALIZING is to know. It scores 29 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECAPITALIZING
No single letter turns DECAPITALIZING into another word.
How DECAPITALIZING scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DECAPITALIZING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECAPITALIZING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECAPITALIZING mean in Scrabble?
DECAPITALIZING is the -ing form (present participle) of DECAPITALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECAPITALIZING
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Common questions about DECAPITALIZING
- Is DECAPITALIZING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECAPITALIZING is not in it.
- How many points is DECAPITALIZING worth?
- DECAPITALIZING is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECAPITALIZING?
- No single letter can be added to DECAPITALIZING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DECAPITALIZING:
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