DECEPTIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DECEPTIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECEPTIONAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECEPTIONAL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECEPTIONAL
No single letter turns DECEPTIONAL into another word.
How DECEPTIONAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DECEPTIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECEPTIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECEPTIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to deception, or having the nature of a trick or lie.
Deceptional is an uncommon adjective that stands in for the more usual deceptive or deceitful. It tends to appear in clinical, legal or academic prose about acts of deceiving.
How DECEPTIONAL is used
Deceptional is rare; most writers prefer deceptive.
- The report listed several deceptional practices used by the seller.
- Researchers studied deceptional behaviour in animals.
- The deceptional wording of the notice misled many readers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECEPTIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DECEPTIONAL
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Common questions about DECEPTIONAL
- Is DECEPTIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECEPTIONAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECEPTIONAL worth?
- DECEPTIONAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECEPTIONAL mean?
- Relating to deception, or having the nature of a trick or lie.
- What letters can be added to DECEPTIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to DECEPTIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DECEPTIONAL:
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