DECENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DECENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECENCY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECENCY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECENCY
No single letter turns DECENCY into another word.
How DECENCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DECENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053 thousand.
What does DECENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Behaviour that follows accepted standards of morality, respect and good manners.
Decency is the basic respect and fairness people expect from one another, without demanding anything heroic. It can also mean modesty in speech and dress, or the minimum conditions needed for a reasonable life.
How DECENCY is used
You show common decency, or you have the decency to do something right.
- He had the decency to apologise at once.
- Basic decency demands that we help the injured.
- Out of decency, they waited until the funeral was over.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECENCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DECENCY
Common questions about DECENCY
- Is DECENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECENCY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECENCY worth?
- DECENCY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECENCY mean?
- Behaviour that follows accepted standards of morality, respect and good manners.
- What letters can be added to DECENCY?
- No single letter can be added to DECENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DECENCY:
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