Unscramble DECADENCES to get 186 words. DECADENCES itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DECADENCES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 12 with 7, 29 with 6, 37 with 5, 53 with 4, 35 with 3 and 13 with 2.
DECADENCE is the only one of the 9-letter words made with DECADENCES letters; it scores 15 points.
ACCEDED scores highest among the 7-letter words from DECADENCES at 13 points, ahead of ACCEDES and ACCENDS on 12. DECADES, CADENCE and DESCEND are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECADENCES, ACCEDE and ACCEND tie for first at 11 points. NEEDED, DECADE and DANCES are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from DECADENCES are led by CEDED and DECAD, 9 points each. NEEDS, DANCE and ENDED are the familiar ones.
CECA and ECCE are the top 4-letter words in DECADENCES, 8 points each. NEED, SEND and CASE will look familiar.
CAD scores highest among the 3-letter words made with DECADENCES letters at 6 points, ahead of ACE and ADD on 5. CAN, SEE and END are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DECADENCES for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CADENCED (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DECADENCES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECADENCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 186) | 142 | 186 | 131 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACCENDED, ACCENDS, ACCEND, DECADS, CADEES, DECAD, SCENED, CADEE, ECADS, ECCE, SCAND, CAESE and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DECANS, DECAN, DESEED, DANS, DAN, DAS, EDS, ESNE, NAES, DA and SAN, 11 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of DECADENCES spell the words below.