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Decile

Q: What does decile mean?

As a noun, decile means “(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores”.

d ₂e ₁c ₃i ₁l ₁e ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Uncommon

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

What does decile mean?

noun

(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores

Is DECILE 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 DECILE worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

d ₂e ₁c ₃i ₁l ₁e ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

d ₂e ₁c ₄i ₁l ₂e ₁

Wordfeud

10 pts

d ₂e ₁c ₄i ₁l ₁e ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

d ₂e ₁c ₃i ₁l ₂e ₁

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

Words from the letters in DECILE

Anagrams 3

ceiled cieled delice

Best shorter words top 30 of 45

clied 8 deice 8 cede 7 cedi 7 cide 7 dice 7 iced 7 ceil 6 cid 6 ciel 6 edile 6 elide 6 lice 6 cee 5 cel 5 deil 5 dele 5 deli 5 diel 5 eide 5 eild 5 ice 5 idee 5 idle 5 leed 5 lied 5 dee 4 dei 4 del 4 die 4

See all 45 words made from DECILE

Hooks for DECILE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

deciles

Words that end like DECILE

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

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All words ending in -ILE

Decile: quick answers

Is DECILE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. DECILE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is DECILE worth?

DECILE scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does decile mean?

As a noun, decile means “(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores”.

What words can you make with the letters in DECILE?

You can make 45 shorter words from DECILE, such as CLIED, DEICE, CEDE, CEDI. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of DECILE?

DECILE rearranges into CEILED, CIELED, DELICE.