DECEMVIRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DECEMVIRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECEMVIRAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECEMVIRAL is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECEMVIRAL
No single letter turns DECEMVIRAL into another word.
How DECEMVIRAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DECEMVIRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECEMVIRAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECEMVIRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
Relating to the decemvirs, the board of ten magistrates of ancient Rome.
The decemviral commission drew up the Twelve Tables, the first written code of Roman law. Historians use decemviral for that period of rule by ten men and for anything linked to it.
How DECEMVIRAL is used
A specialist word in Roman history.
- The decemviral laws were carved on bronze tablets.
- Livy describes the fall of the decemviral government.
- A decemviral board once held power in the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECEMVIRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DECEMVIRAL
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Common questions about DECEMVIRAL
- Is DECEMVIRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECEMVIRAL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECEMVIRAL worth?
- DECEMVIRAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECEMVIRAL mean?
- Relating to the decemvirs, the board of ten magistrates of ancient Rome.
- What letters can be added to DECEMVIRAL?
- No single letter can be added to DECEMVIRAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DECEMVIRAL:
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