68 words come out when you unscramble DECADENCE, starting with DECADENCE itself: 15 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
D2E1C34A1D2E1N12C34E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DECADENCE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 2 with 7, 8 with 6, 9 with 5, 16 with 4, 19 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Keep every letter of DECADENCE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in CE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CADENCED (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DECADENCE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECADENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 68) | 52 | 68 | 49 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACCENDED, ACCEND, DECAD, CADEE, ECCE, ECAD, ANCE, EANED, DEEN, DAE, NED, EAN and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DECAN, DAN and DA, 3 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DECADENCE and one more.