Words Containing DEC
- 1,178 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing DEC
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing DEC 1,178 words
5-Letter Words With DEC 11
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words With DEC 38
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With DEC 75
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With DEC 102
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With DEC 154
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With DEC 176
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With DEC 167
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With DEC 161
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With DEC 114
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With DEC 90
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With DEC 55
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With DEC 19
17-Letter Words With DEC 7
18-Letter Words With DEC 4
19-Letter Words With DEC 2
20-Letter Words With DEC 1
How often does DEC appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 1,178 words containing DEC. Most are 10 letters long, they average 17.4 points, the best is PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED (43 points) and 36.2% end in S.
- Total words
- 1,178
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 176 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.4
- out of 43 max
- Longest word
- PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED
- 20 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 36.2% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 36.2%
- e 12.7%
- d 10.6%
Top vowel pairs
- io14.2%
- ou4.6%
- ie3.7%
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 word containing DEC
p 3a 1r 1a 1t 1h 4y 4r 1o 1i 1d 2e 1c 3t 1o 1m 3i 1z 10e 1d 2
P 3 + A 1 + R 1 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4 + Y 4 + R 1 + O 1 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + O 1 + M 3 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 + D 2 = 43 points
- Double word
- 86 pts
- Triple word
- 129 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
parathyroidectomized
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing DEC are there?
There are 1,178 words containing DEC in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 176 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing DEC?
PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED is worth 43 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are THYROIDECTOMIZED (37), DECITIZENIZING (36), DECITIZENIZED (35).
What are some common words containing DEC?
Everyday examples include DECENT, DECLARE, DECISION, DECADE, DECREASE, DECIDE, DECIMAL, DECLARATION. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing DEC?
PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED has 20 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, DECOMPOSITION (13 letters) is the longest common one.