DECENTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECENTNESS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECENTNESS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECENTNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECENTNESS
No single letter turns DECENTNESS into another word.
How DECENTNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DECENTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECENTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DECENTNESS
1 longer words begin with DECENTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DECENTNESS
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Common questions about DECENTNESS
- Is DECENTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECENTNESS is not in it.
- How many points is DECENTNESS worth?
- DECENTNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECENTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DECENTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DECENTNESS:
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