DECRYING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DECRYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
d2e1c3r1y4i1n1g2
PlayableDECRYING · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DECRYING?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.88
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful DECRYING is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECRYING
No single letter turns DECRYING into another word.
How DECRYING scores
Scrabble d2e1c3r1y4i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends d2e1c4r1y3i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in DECRYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DECRYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DECRYING
- All 8 letters of DECRYING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DECRYING
cindery13 cringey13 yerding12 cringed11 cidery12 cringy12 crying12 dingey11 drying11 dyeing11 yeding11 ceding10 griced10 cering9 cinder9 crined9 cringe9 nerdic9 dering8 dinger8 engird8 girned8 reding8 ringed8 cyder11 decry11 dicey11 gryce11 dingy10 dying10 gryde10 gyred10 ricey10 ridgy10 yince10 derny9 eying9 gynie9 nerdy9 rindy9
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Common questions about DECRYING
- Is DECRYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECRYING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECRYING worth?
- DECRYING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DECRYING?
- No single letter can be added to DECRYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DECRYING:
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