DECOCT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DECOCT 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 DECOCT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECOCT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECOCT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
decoctsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECOCT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DECOCT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does DECOCT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To boil a substance in water in order to draw out its flavour, strength or active parts.
To decoct herbs is to simmer them for a long time so that the liquid carries away what is useful in them, leaving the woody remains behind. The practice belongs to old medicine and cookery, and the liquid produced is called a decoction. Writers today use decoct mostly for historical or herbal contexts, and sometimes figuratively for boiling an idea down to its essence.
How DECOCT is used
Technical and old-fashioned; common in herbal medicine and historical writing.
- The apothecary would decoct willow bark to ease a fever.
- To decoct the roots, simmer them gently in a covered pot for an hour.
- She learned how to decoct a strong tea from dried ginger and bark.
- Old recipe books tell the reader to decoct the leaves and strain the liquid.
- He tried to decoct the long report into a single page.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECOCT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DECOCT
9 longer words begin with DECOCT.
Shorter words from the letters in DECOCT
Common questions about DECOCT
- Is DECOCT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECOCT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECOCT worth?
- DECOCT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECOCT mean?
- To boil a substance in water in order to draw out its flavour, strength or active parts.
- What letters can be added to DECOCT?
- DECOCT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DECOCT:
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