Is DECEDENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECEDENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECEDENTS mean?
Decedents is a form of DECEDENT.
- noun
someone who is no longer alive
“I wonder what the dead person would have done”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 DECEDENTS
DECEDENTS 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 DECEDENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decedent12
- descend11
- scended11
- seceded11
- descent10
- scented10
- censed9
- decent9
- secede9
- ceded9
- dented8
- deseed8
- needed8
- seeded8
- sended8
- tended8
- cedes8
- scend8
- nested7
- tensed7
- cense7
- cents7
- cetes7
- deeds7
- ended7
- scene7
- scent7
- cede7
- deets6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- needs6
- steed6
- tends6
- cees6
- cent6
- cete6
- deed6
- sect6
- tecs6
- sente5
- teens5
- tense5
- dees5
- deet5
- dene5
- dens5
- dent5
- ends5
- need5
- seed5
- send5
- sned5
- teds5
- teed5
- tend5
- cee5
- sec5
- tec5
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