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Decasyllabic

Q: What does decasyllabic mean?

As an adjective, decasyllabic means “having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables”.

d ₂e ₁c ₃a ₁s ₁y ₄l ₁l ₁a ₁b ₃i ₁c ₃

About 5 syllables

adjective · 12 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does decasyllabic mean?

adjective

having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables

Is DECASYLLABIC a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is DECASYLLABIC worth?

Scrabble

22 pts

d ₂e ₁c ₃a ₁s ₁y ₄l ₁l ₁a ₁b ₃i ₁c ₃

Words With Friends

26 pts

d ₂e ₁c ₄a ₁s ₁y ₃l ₂l ₂a ₁b ₄i ₁c ₄

Wordfeud

25 pts

d ₂e ₁c ₄a ₁s ₁y ₄l ₁l ₁a ₁b ₄i ₁c ₄

NYT Crossplay

25 pts

d ₂e ₁c ₃a ₁s ₁y ₄l ₂l ₂a ₁b ₄i ₁c ₃

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DECASYLLABIC

Best shorter words top 30 of 740

See all 740 words made from DECASYLLABIC

Hooks for DECASYLLABIC

Add one letter to the front or back of DECASYLLABIC to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

decasyllabics

Decasyllabic: quick answers

Is DECASYLLABIC a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. DECASYLLABIC is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.

How many points is DECASYLLABIC worth?

DECASYLLABIC scores 22 points in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does decasyllabic mean?

As an adjective, decasyllabic means “having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables”.

What words can you make with the letters in DECASYLLABIC?

You can make 740 shorter words from DECASYLLABIC, such as BICYCLED, BICYCLES, CELIBACY, ASYLLABIC. See the full list.