DECORATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DECORATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECORATE?
| 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 DECORATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECORATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECORATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DECORATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECORATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECORATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a place or object look more attractive by adding ornaments, paint or paper.
People decorate a tree at midwinter or a room before a party, and the word also covers painting and papering the walls of a home. A second sense is to honour a soldier by giving him or her a medal.
How DECORATE is used
Decorate takes the thing being improved as its object, often followed by with.
- The children helped decorate the hall with paper lanterns.
- We plan to decorate the bedroom in pale green next spring.
- The general was ready to decorate the brave sergeant in front of the whole regiment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECORATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DECORATE
The 8 tiles of DECORATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DECORATE
2 longer words begin with DECORATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECORATE
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Common questions about DECORATE
- Is DECORATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECORATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECORATE worth?
- DECORATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECORATE mean?
- To make a place or object look more attractive by adding ornaments, paint or paper.
- What letters can be added to DECORATE?
- DECORATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DECORATE:
Open DECORATE in the Word Finder