DECOY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DECOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECOY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECOY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
decoysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECOY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DECOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does DECOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Something used to lure a person or animal into a trap or a position of danger, such as an artificial bird used by hunters.
A decoy imitates something attractive or harmless in order to draw attention away from the real target or toward a trap, most classically an artificial wooden or plastic bird floated on water to lure real ducks within shooting range. Beyond hunting, the word applies broadly to any person, object, or tactic designed to mislead, such as a decoy vehicle used to distract pursuers or a decoy question meant to throw off an opponent. Decoy also works as a verb, meaning to lure someone using such a trick. Whatever the setting, a decoy always relies on deception to draw its target somewhere it would not otherwise go.
How DECOY is used
Common in both literal hunting contexts and figurative uses describing deliberate distraction or deception.
- The hunters set out wooden decoys before dawn.
- Police used an unmarked car as a decoy to draw the suspects out.
- The magician's assistant served as a decoy for the audience's attention.
- A rubber decoy floated near the reeds to attract mallards.
- The general ordered a small unit to act as a decoy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECOY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DECOY
The 5 tiles of DECOY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DECOY
5 longer words begin with DECOY.
Shorter words from the letters in DECOY
Common questions about DECOY
- Is DECOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECOY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECOY worth?
- DECOY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECOY mean?
- Something used to lure a person or animal into a trap or a position of danger, such as an artificial bird used by hunters.
- What letters can be added to DECOY?
- DECOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DECOY:
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