DECASTYLES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECASTYLES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
d2e1c3a1s1t1y4l1e1s1
Depends on the listDECASTYLES · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DECASTYLES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.9%
Our own measure of how useful DECASTYLES is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECASTYLES
No single letter turns DECASTYLES into another word.
How DECASTYLES scores
Scrabble d2e1c3a1s1t1y4l1e1s1 16
Words with Friends d2e1c4a1s1t1y3l2e1s1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in DECASTYLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECASTYLES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DECASTYLES
decastyle15 decayless15 scytales13 sedately12 declasse11 descales11 celestas10 selectas10 dateless9 detassel9 tasseled9 dactyls13 ecdyses13 acetyls12 cytases12 ecstasy12 scytale12 essayed11 yeasted11 asylees10 castled10 classed10 cleated10 declass10 descale10 eyalets10 lysates10 sclated10 stylees10 tassely10 castles9 celesta9 ectases9 sclates9 selecta9 selects9 delates8 desalts8 eldests8 sedates8
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Common questions about DECASTYLES
- Is DECASTYLES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECASTYLES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECASTYLES worth?
- DECASTYLES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECASTYLES?
- No single letter can be added to DECASTYLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DECASTYLES:
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