Is DECONTAMINATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECONTAMINATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECONTAMINATION mean?
- noun
the removal of contaminants
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
15
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 20 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 DECONTAMINATION
DECONTAMINATION 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 DECONTAMINATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contamination17
- condemnation17
- contaminated17
- endomitotic16
- denomination15
- containment15
- contaminant15
- contaminate15
- nonanatomic15
- admittance15
- codominant15
- condominia15
- decimation15
- demicanton15
- indictment15
- medication15
- deamination14
- decantation14
- cantonment14
- emaciation14
- condiment14
- dominance14
- mendicant14
- incantation13
- admonition13
- antimonide13
- diamantine13
- domination13
- maintained13
- meditation13
- antimonic13
- antinomic13
- manicotti13
- nonatomic13
- acetamid13
- acidemia13
- codomain13
- comedian13
- daemonic13
- daimonic13
- demoniac13
- diatomic13
- maenadic13
- mandioca13
- medicant13
- monoacid13
- omnicide13
- indentation12
- anointment12
- antinomian12
- catenation12
- contention12
- innominate12
- nomination12
- anticodon12
- cannonade12
- condition12
- contained12
- damnation12
- diaconate12
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