DECUMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DECUMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECUMAN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECUMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECUMAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
decumansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECUMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DECUMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does DECUMAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Very large or chief, said of a huge wave, or relating to the tenth cohort of a Roman legion and the main camp gate.
Ancient writers believed that every tenth wave in a series was the biggest, and they called it decuman. In a Roman camp, the decuman gate stood at the rear, away from the enemy.
How DECUMAN is used
A rare classical and literary word, found in works about ancient Rome or the sea.
- A decuman wave rolled over the breakwater.
- The soldiers left the camp by the decuman gate.
- Poets liked the idea of a decuman billow crashing on the shore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECUMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DECUMAN
1 longer words begin with DECUMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DECUMAN
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Common questions about DECUMAN
- Is DECUMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECUMAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECUMAN worth?
- DECUMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECUMAN mean?
- Very large or chief, said of a huge wave, or relating to the tenth cohort of a Roman legion and the main camp gate.
- What letters can be added to DECUMAN?
- DECUMAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DECUMAN:
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