DECURVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DECURVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DECURVE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DECURVE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DECURVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DECURVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DECURVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 631,611.
What does DECURVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To curve downward or bend down.
Decurve describes a line, a beak or a branch that bows toward the ground. Naturalists use it in descriptions of shape.
How DECURVE is used
Decurve is technical and uncommon, and most often found in descriptive science writing.
- The bird's bill seems to decurve at the tip.
- Heavy fruit made the branch decurve.
- Leaves decurve toward the ground after rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DECURVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DECURVE
2 longer words begin with DECURVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DECURVE
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Common questions about DECURVE
- Is DECURVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DECURVE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DECURVE worth?
- DECURVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DECURVE mean?
- To curve downward or bend down.
- What letters can be added to DECURVE?
- DECURVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DECURVE:
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