Is DECARBOXYLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECARBOXYLATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 29 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECARBOXYLATES mean?
Decarboxylates is a form of DECARBOXYLATE.
- verb
lose a carboxyl group
“the compound decarboxylated”
- verb
remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
29
Scrabble
31
Words With Friends
14
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + O (1) + X (8) + Y (4) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 29 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 DECARBOXYLATES
DECARBOXYLATES 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 DECARBOXYLATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decarboxylase28
- decarboxylate28
- carboxylated27
- carboxylates26
- carboxylase25
- carboxylate25
- carboxyls23
- execrably23
- carboxyl22
- cybersex22
- acetoxyls21
- extrabolds20
- exactable20
- acetoxyl20
- exabytes20
- broadaxes19
- extrabold19
- calyxes19
- exabyte19
- exactly19
- taxably19
- catalexes18
- broadaxe18
- boxcars18
- decayable17
- coexerts17
- cortexes17
- exacters17
- exactors17
- excretal17
- exorable17
- taxables17
- teaboxes17
- betaxed17
- broadax17
- codexes17
- exacted17
- oxysalt17
- boxcar17
- desoxy17
- xebecs17
- braxy17
- calyx17
- traceably16
- carboyed16
- dextrals16
- dextrose16
- extrados16
- oxalated16
- boraxes16
- celotex16
- coaxers16
- coexert16
- exactas16
- exacter16
- exactor16
- excreta16
- oxcarts16
- saltbox16
- taxable16
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