DEGENERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEGENERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEGENERATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEGENERATE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEGENERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEGENERATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEGENERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEGENERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEGENERATE
- The letter E appears four times in DEGENERATE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEGENERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To decline in quality, character or condition and become worse than before.
Things that degenerate slide gradually, not suddenly: a debate into an argument, or tissue into a weaker form. The same spelling is also an adjective and a noun for a morally corrupt person.
How DEGENERATE is used
Used for arguments, standards, health and societies that worsen over time, often followed by into.
- The friendly chat began to degenerate into a shouting match.
- Without care, the old building will degenerate quickly.
- Muscles degenerate when they are not used.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEGENERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEGENERATE
5 longer words begin with DEGENERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEGENERATE
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Common questions about DEGENERATE
- Is DEGENERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEGENERATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEGENERATE worth?
- DEGENERATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEGENERATE mean?
- To decline in quality, character or condition and become worse than before.
- What letters can be added to DEGENERATE?
- DEGENERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEGENERATE:
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