Words Containing ADECA

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing ADECA?

HEXADECANOIC is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HEXADECANES (24), HEPTADECANOIC (23), HEXADECANE (23).

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All Words Containing ADECA 4 words

How often does ADECA appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 4 words containing ADECA. Most are 10 letters long, they average 24.3 points and the best is HEXADECANOIC (27 points).

Total words: 4
Most common length: 10 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 24.3; out of 27 max
Longest word: HEPTADECANOIC; 13 letters
Most common ending: C; 50% of words

Most common last letters

c 50%
e 25%
s 25%

Top vowel pairs

oi50%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing ADECA

h ₄e ₁x ₈a ₁d ₂e ₁c ₃a ₁n ₁o ₁i ₁c ₃

H 4 + E 1 + X 8 + A 1 + D 2 + E 1 + C 3 + A 1 + N 1 + O 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 27 points

Double word: 54 pts
Triple word: 81 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

hexadecanoic

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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