DECREASE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DECREASE 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 DECREASE?
| 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 DECREASE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECREASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECREASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DECREASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECREASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECREASE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To become smaller or fewer, or to make something smaller or fewer.
Temperatures, prices and populations can decrease on their own, while a manager may choose to decrease costs on purpose. The opposite verb is increase, and the noun has the stress on its first syllable.
How DECREASE is used
Decrease works both with and without an object, as in sales decrease or decrease the speed.
- Rainfall tends to decrease towards the end of summer.
- The shop hopes to decrease waste by ordering smaller batches.
- Noise did not decrease until the road was closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECREASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DECREASE
2 longer words begin with DECREASE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECREASE
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Common questions about DECREASE
- Is DECREASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECREASE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECREASE worth?
- DECREASE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECREASE mean?
- To become smaller or fewer, or to make something smaller or fewer.
- What letters can be added to DECREASE?
- DECREASE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DECREASE:
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