DECEASE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DECEASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECEASE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECEASE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECEASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECEASE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DECEASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 252,645.
What does DECEASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Death, or departure from this life.
Decease is the word of wills, obituaries and legal notices, softer than death yet more official than passing. It is also a verb, as in a person who is said to decease on a given date.
How DECEASE is used
Decease is formal, and the adjective deceased is far more common in everyday writing.
- The estate was divided after the decease of its owner.
- Upon his decease the title passed to his eldest son.
- Notice of her decease appeared in the local paper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECEASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DECEASE
3 longer words begin with DECEASE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECEASE
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Common questions about DECEASE
- Is DECEASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECEASE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECEASE worth?
- DECEASE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECEASE mean?
- Death, or departure from this life.
- What letters can be added to DECEASE?
- DECEASE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DECEASE:
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