DECARBS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECARBS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECARBS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECARBS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECARBS
No single letter turns DECARBS into another word.
How DECARBS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DECARBS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does DECARBS mean in Scrabble?
DECARBS is the present-tense form of DECARB used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in DECARBS
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Common questions about DECARBS
- Is DECARBS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECARBS is not in it.
- How many points is DECARBS worth?
- DECARBS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECARBS?
- No single letter can be added to DECARBS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DECARBS:
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