DECOLOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DECOLOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECOLOUR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECOLOUR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECOLOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
decoloursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECOLOUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DECOLOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECOLOUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECOLOUR mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To remove the colour from something, for example by bleaching.
Industry uses the process on sugar, oils and fabrics that must be made pale before further treatment. To decolour a dyed cloth, a chemical agent breaks down or lifts the pigment.
How DECOLOUR is used
Decolour is the British spelling, with decolor as the American form.
- The factory uses charcoal to decolour the raw syrup.
- Strong light will slowly decolour the cheap curtains.
- They tried to decolour the old shirt before dyeing it blue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECOLOUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DECOLOUR
The 8 tiles of DECOLOUR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DECOLOUR
13 longer words begin with DECOLOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in DECOLOUR
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Common questions about DECOLOUR
- Is DECOLOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECOLOUR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECOLOUR worth?
- DECOLOUR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECOLOUR mean?
- To remove the colour from something, for example by bleaching.
- What letters can be added to DECOLOUR?
- DECOLOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DECOLOUR:
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