12-Letter Words With DECT
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words With DECT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words With DECT 6 words
How often does DECT appear in twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 twelve-letter words containing DECT. They average 22.2 points and the best is RHYTIDECTOMY (26 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 22.2
- out of 26 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- Y
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- y 66.7%
- s 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie33.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word containing DECT
r 1h 4y 4t 1i 1d 2e 1c 3t 1o 1m 3y 4
R 1 + H 4 + Y 4 + T 1 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + O 1 + M 3 + Y 4 = 26 points
- Double word
- 52 pts
- Triple word
- 78 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
rhytidectomy
- nounplastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised“some actresses have more than one face lift”
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How many twelve-letter words containing DECT are there?
There are 6 twelve-letter words containing DECT in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word containing DECT?
RHYTIDECTOMY is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ORCHIDECTOMY (25), APPENDECTOMY (24), STAPEDECTOMY (22).
Which rare twelve-letter words containing DECT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include RHYTIDECTOMY (26), STAPEDECTOMY (22), CORDECTOMIES (19), IRIDECTOMIES (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.