DECHRISTIANIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECHRISTIANIZE 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECHRISTIANIZE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECHRISTIANIZE is to know. It scores 29 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECHRISTIANIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECHRISTIANIZE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DECHRISTIANIZE, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECHRISTIANIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DECHRISTIANIZE
2 longer words begin with DECHRISTIANIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECHRISTIANIZE
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Common questions about DECHRISTIANIZE
- Is DECHRISTIANIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECHRISTIANIZE is not in it.
- How many points is DECHRISTIANIZE worth?
- DECHRISTIANIZE is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECHRISTIANIZE?
- DECHRISTIANIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DECHRISTIANIZE:
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