Is DECIMATION a word?
DECIMATION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DECIMATION is a valid word.
What does decimation mean?
noun: destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DECIMATION: word details
- Pronunciation: DEH-suh-may-shuhn (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of decimation.
Solve a whole rack, not just DECIMATION
DECIMATION is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DECIMATION mean?
DECIMATION is a noun. It means: destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot).
Is DECIMATION a valid word?
Yes, DECIMATION is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.