DELECTATED is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. DELECTATED is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
d2e1l1e1c3t1a1t1e1d2
PlayableDELECTATED · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DELECTATED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.1%
Our own measure of how useful DELECTATED is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELECTATED
No single letter turns DELECTATED into another word.
How DELECTATED scores
Scrabble d2e1l1e1c3t1a1t1e1d2 14
Words with Friends d2e1l2e1c4t1a1t1e1d2 16
Face value of the 10 tiles in DELECTATED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELECTATED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DELECTATED
- DELECTATED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DELECTATED
delectate12 detected12 decaled11 clatted10 cleated10 elected10 delated9 deleted9 ladette8 decade10 catted9 dectet9 detect9 talced9 cattle8 delead8 leaded8 tectal8 delate7 delete7 elated7 ettled7 letted7 teated7 ceded9 decad9 acted8 cadee8 cadet8 clade8 decal8 laced8 addle7 cleat7 daled7 dated7 dedal7 deled7 eclat7 elect7
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Common questions about DELECTATED
- Is DELECTATED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DELECTATED is not in it.
- How many points is DELECTATED worth?
- DELECTATED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DELECTATED?
- No single letter can be added to DELECTATED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DELECTATED:
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