DECLASSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DECLASSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECLASSE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECLASSE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECLASSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECLASSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DECLASSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECLASSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECLASSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Fallen to a lower social rank or position than before.
The French borrowing suggests loss of a place in society through misfortune, scandal or poverty. A declasse family may keep its manners and its old name while having lost its money and its friends.
How DECLASSE is used
Declasse is often written with an acute accent on the final letter, and it describes people more often than things.
- The declasse baron rented rooms above a shop.
- Novels of the period are full of declasse gentlefolk hiding their poverty.
- He felt declasse among the new rich who had bought his father's house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECLASSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DECLASSE
The 8 tiles of DECLASSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DECLASSE
3 longer words begin with DECLASSE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECLASSE
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Common questions about DECLASSE
- Is DECLASSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECLASSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECLASSE worth?
- DECLASSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECLASSE mean?
- Fallen to a lower social rank or position than before.
- What letters can be added to DECLASSE?
- DECLASSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DECLASSE:
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