DECREMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DECREMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECREMENT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECREMENT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECREMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
decrementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECREMENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DECREMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECREMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECREMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small reduction in quantity, or the amount by which something is reduced.
In programming a decrement lowers a counter by one, as the counterpart of an increment. As a verb, to decrement means to cause that kind of reduction step by step.
How DECREMENT is used
Used in mathematics, computing and physics for gradual or stepwise decreases.
- Each loop applies a decrement to the counter.
- The decrement in pressure was too small to measure.
- A steady decrement in funding forced the club to close.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECREMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DECREMENT
4 longer words begin with DECREMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DECREMENT
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Common questions about DECREMENT
- Is DECREMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECREMENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECREMENT worth?
- DECREMENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECREMENT mean?
- A small reduction in quantity, or the amount by which something is reduced.
- What letters can be added to DECREMENT?
- DECREMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DECREMENT:
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