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DECOMPRESSOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points

It depends on the list you play by. DECOMPRESSOR 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

d2e1c3o1m3p3r1e1s1s1o1r1
Depends on the listDECOMPRESSOR · 12 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept DECOMPRESSOR?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.58
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.83%

Our own measure of how useful DECOMPRESSOR is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DECOMPRESSOR

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

decompressors20

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DECOMPRESSOR scores

Scrabble d2e1c3o1m3p3r1e1s1s1o1r1 19
Words with Friends d2e1c4o1m4p4r1e1s1s1o1r1 22

Face value of the 12 tiles in DECOMPRESSOR, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
d14
e212
c12
o28
m12
p12
r26
s24

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECOMPRESSOR has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with DECOMPRESSOR

decompressors20

1 longer words begin with DECOMPRESSOR.

Shorter words from the letters in DECOMPRESSOR

decomposers18 compressed17 decomposer17 decomposes17 decompress17 recomposed17 compressor16 recomposes16 recompress16 decompose16 composers15 recompose15 podomeres14 prescored14 processed14 prodromes14 prescores13 pressroom13 processer13 processor13 reprocess13 depressor12 recrossed12 compered15 composed15 compeers14 comperes14 composer14 composes14 compress14 coopered13 podomere13 precodes13 predooms13 proceeds13 prodrome13 scrooped13 emocores12 emperors12 oosperms12

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Common questions about DECOMPRESSOR

Is DECOMPRESSOR valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECOMPRESSOR, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DECOMPRESSOR worth?
DECOMPRESSOR is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DECOMPRESSOR?
DECOMPRESSOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DECOMPRESSOR:

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