INDECENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INDECENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDECENT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDECENT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDECENT
No single letter turns INDECENT into another word.
How INDECENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INDECENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDECENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDECENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Offending accepted standards of modesty or good taste, especially in sexual matters.
Laws on indecent behaviour or material differ from place to place, because each society draws the line elsewhere. The word can also mean simply unfitting, as in leaving a meeting with indecent haste.
How INDECENT is used
Used in legal wording and in everyday criticism of improper conduct.
- The broadcaster was fined for showing indecent material before the watershed.
- He left the funeral with indecent haste.
- Shouting such words in public was considered indecent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDECENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INDECENT
The 8 tiles of INDECENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INDECENT
3 longer words begin with INDECENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INDECENT
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Common questions about INDECENT
- Is INDECENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDECENT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDECENT worth?
- INDECENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDECENT mean?
- Offending accepted standards of modesty or good taste, especially in sexual matters.
- What letters can be added to INDECENT?
- No single letter can be added to INDECENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INDECENT:
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