DECREMENTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DECREMENTAL 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.
Which word lists accept DECREMENTAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECREMENTAL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECREMENTAL
No single letter turns DECREMENTAL into another word.
How DECREMENTAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DECREMENTAL, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECREMENTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DECREMENTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a gradual decrease, or happening in small reductions step by step.
A decremental change is the opposite of an incremental one: each step takes a little away. Engineers and mathematicians use it for a series of shrinking values or a falling count.
How DECREMENTAL is used
Decremental is used in computing, mathematics and engineering, usually paired with incremental.
- The program uses a decremental counter that counts down to zero.
- Decremental changes added up to a large loss over the year.
- The graph showed a slow decremental trend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECREMENTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DECREMENTAL
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Common questions about DECREMENTAL
- Is DECREMENTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECREMENTAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECREMENTAL worth?
- DECREMENTAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECREMENTAL mean?
- Relating to a gradual decrease, or happening in small reductions step by step.
- What letters can be added to DECREMENTAL?
- No single letter can be added to DECREMENTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DECREMENTAL:
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