DECIVILIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. DECIVILIZES 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DECIVILIZES?
| 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 DECIVILIZES is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECIVILIZES
No single letter turns DECIVILIZES into another word.
How DECIVILIZES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DECIVILIZES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECIVILIZES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DECIVILIZES
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Common questions about DECIVILIZES
- Is DECIVILIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DECIVILIZES is not in it.
- How many points is DECIVILIZES worth?
- DECIVILIZES is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECIVILIZES?
- No single letter can be added to DECIVILIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DECIVILIZES:
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