DECATHLONS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DECATHLONS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2e1c3a1t1h4l1o1n1s1
PlayableDECATHLONS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DECATHLONS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful DECATHLONS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECATHLONS
No single letter turns DECATHLONS into another word.
How DECATHLONS scores
Scrabble d2e1c3a1t1h4l1o1n1s1 16
Words with Friends d2e1c4a1t1h3l2o1n2s1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in DECATHLONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECATHLONS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DECATHLONS
- All 10 letters of DECATHLONS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DECATHLONS
decathlon15 cathodes14 coalshed14 snatched14 stanched14 catholes13 chalones13 cholates13 cholents13 eschalot13 notchels13 stanchel13 shetland12 anethols11 celadons11 cotlands11 endocast11 ethanols11 scantled11 tacnodes11 lactones10 cathode13 chanted13 clashed13 clothed13 coheads13 lanched13 latched13 notched13 scathed13 cathole12 chalets12 chalone12 chasten12 chatons12 cholate12 cholent12 clothes12 lanches12 latches12
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Common questions about DECATHLONS
- Is DECATHLONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECATHLONS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECATHLONS worth?
- DECATHLONS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECATHLONS?
- No single letter can be added to DECATHLONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DECATHLONS:
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