DECIDUOUSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECIDUOUSLY 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DECIDUOUSLY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECIDUOUSLY is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECIDUOUSLY
No single letter turns DECIDUOUSLY into another word.
How DECIDUOUSLY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DECIDUOUSLY, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECIDUOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DECIDUOUSLY
- DECIDUOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DECIDUOUSLY
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Common questions about DECIDUOUSLY
- Is DECIDUOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECIDUOUSLY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECIDUOUSLY worth?
- DECIDUOUSLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECIDUOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to DECIDUOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DECIDUOUSLY:
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