DECRYPT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DECRYPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECRYPT?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECRYPT is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECRYPT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
decryptsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECRYPT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DECRYPT, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What stands out about DECRYPT
- DECRYPT gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DECRYPT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To turn coded or scrambled data back into its original readable form.
You need the correct key or password to decrypt protected information. Without it, an encrypted file remains unreadable, which is the whole point of the code.
How DECRYPT is used
Decrypt is used in computing, security and codebreaking, as in decrypt a file or a message.
- The program will decrypt the file when you enter the password.
- Codebreakers worked for months to decrypt the message.
- Only the receiver's key can decrypt the email.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECRYPT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DECRYPT
5 longer words begin with DECRYPT.
Shorter words from the letters in DECRYPT
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Common questions about DECRYPT
- Is DECRYPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECRYPT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECRYPT worth?
- DECRYPT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECRYPT mean?
- To turn coded or scrambled data back into its original readable form.
- What letters can be added to DECRYPT?
- DECRYPT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DECRYPT:
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