DECENTNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECENTNESSES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECENTNESSES?
| 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 DECENTNESSES is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECENTNESSES
No single letter turns DECENTNESSES into another word.
How DECENTNESSES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DECENTNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECENTNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DECENTNESSES
- The letter E appears four times in DECENTNESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DECENTNESSES
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Common questions about DECENTNESSES
- Is DECENTNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECENTNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is DECENTNESSES worth?
- DECENTNESSES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECENTNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to DECENTNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DECENTNESSES:
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