Is DECAFFEINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECAFFEINATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECAFFEINATES mean?
Decaffeinates is a form of DECAFFEINATE.
- verb
remove caffeine from (coffee)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + F (4) + F (4) + E (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DECAFFEINATES
DECAFFEINATES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DECAFFEINATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decaffeinate21
- caffeinated20
- caffeinates19
- caffeinate18
- affianced18
- disaffect18
- affiances17
- caffeines17
- affected17
- effected17
- defeasance16
- fascinated16
- stiffened16
- affiance16
- caffeine16
- caffeins16
- effaced16
- defecates15
- defiances15
- fasciated15
- daffiest15
- effendis15
- affects15
- caffein15
- effaces15
- effects15
- fanfics15
- fascinate14
- affiants14
- caftaned14
- casefied14
- defecate14
- defences14
- defiance14
- faciends14
- fifteens14
- infected14
- affined14
- deffest14
- distaff14
- effendi14
- sniffed14
- staffed14
- stiffed14
- affect14
- efface14
- effect14
- fanfic14
- fantasied13
- facetiae13
- faiences13
- fanatics13
- fanciest13
- fasciate13
- feasance13
- fiancees13
- affiant13
- affines13
- defaces13
- defects13
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