DECHRISTIANISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECHRISTIANISE 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECHRISTIANISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECHRISTIANISE is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECHRISTIANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECHRISTIANISE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DECHRISTIANISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECHRISTIANISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DECHRISTIANISE
2 longer words begin with DECHRISTIANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECHRISTIANISE
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Common questions about DECHRISTIANISE
- Is DECHRISTIANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECHRISTIANISE is not in it.
- How many points is DECHRISTIANISE worth?
- DECHRISTIANISE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECHRISTIANISE?
- DECHRISTIANISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DECHRISTIANISE:
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