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Decentness

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About 3 syllables

adjective · 10 letters · Uncommon · noun form of decent

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

What does decentness mean?

adjective

  1. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

    “from a decent family”

    Synonymsnice

  2. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

    “a decent burial”

    Synonymsfitting

  3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior

    “speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana”

  4. sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public

    “are you decent?”

  5. observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress

    “though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards”

  6. meeting requirements

    “the step makes a satisfactory seat”

    Synonymssatisfactoryacceptable

Definitions shown for decent, the base form of decentness.

Is DECENTNESS a valid word?

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

How many points is DECENTNESS worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
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Words With Friends

16 pts
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Wordfeud

14 pts
d 2e 1c 4e 1n 1t 1n 1e 1s 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in DECENTNESS

Words that end like DECENTNESS

Common words that share the ending -ESS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

regardlessmeaninglesspolitenessawarenesshappinesstastelesslazinessconsciousnessbitternessbottomlessclevernessclumsinesscoarsenessdirectnessdispossessdrowsinesseffortlessfiercenessflimsinessgentlenessgreedinesshandednesshoarsenessmindedness
All words ending in -ESS

Decentness: quick answers

Is DECENTNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. DECENTNESS is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is DECENTNESS worth?
DECENTNESS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does decentness mean?
decentness is the noun form of decent, which means “socially or conventionally correct”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DECENTNESS?
You can make 173 shorter words from DECENTNESS, such as SENTENCED, TENDENCES, DESCENTS, SENESCENT. See the full list.