DECONGESTION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DECONGESTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
d2e1c3o1n1g2e1s1t1i1o1n1
PlayableDECONGESTION · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DECONGESTION?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful DECONGESTION is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECONGESTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
decongestionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECONGESTION scores
Scrabble d2e1c3o1n1g2e1s1t1i1o1n1 16
Words with Friends d2e1c4o1n2g3e1s1t1i1o1n2 20
Face value of the 12 tiles in DECONGESTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECONGESTION has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DECONGESTION
1 longer words begin with DECONGESTION.
Shorter words from the letters in DECONGESTION
congestion13 osteogenic13 ontogenies11 congested13 consigned13 decongest13 encodings13 endogenic13 genocides13 geodetics13 seconding13 consented12 consignee12 coosening12 ignescent12 oncogenes12 ontogenic12 oogenetic12 sectioned12 noontides10 tensioned10 codesign12 cognised12 cosigned12 encoding12 genocide12 geocodes12 geodesic12 geodetic12 scending12 seceding12 codeines11 condense11 condones11 connoted11 contends11 cooeeing11 coosened11 coosined11 deontics11
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Common questions about DECONGESTION
- Is DECONGESTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECONGESTION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECONGESTION worth?
- DECONGESTION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECONGESTION?
- DECONGESTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DECONGESTION:
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