DECIDUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DECIDUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECIDUAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECIDUAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECIDUAL
No single letter turns DECIDUAL into another word.
How DECIDUAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DECIDUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECIDUAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECIDUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the decidua, the lining of the womb that develops in pregnancy and is shed at birth.
Anatomists speak of decidual tissue when describing how the uterine wall changes for pregnancy. Do not confuse it with deciduous, which describes trees that shed leaves.
How DECIDUAL is used
Medical term in obstetrics and anatomy.
- The scan showed a thickened decidual layer.
- Decidual cells support the early embryo.
- The pathologist examined the decidual tissue carefully.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECIDUAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DECIDUAL
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Common questions about DECIDUAL
- Is DECIDUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECIDUAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECIDUAL worth?
- DECIDUAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECIDUAL mean?
- Relating to the decidua, the lining of the womb that develops in pregnancy and is shed at birth.
- What letters can be added to DECIDUAL?
- No single letter can be added to DECIDUAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DECIDUAL:
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