Is DECOROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECOROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECOROUS mean?
- adjective
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
“the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme”
- adjective
according with custom or propriety
“her becoming modesty”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 11 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 DECOROUS
DECOROUS 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 DECOROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coursed10
- scoured10
- sourced10
- coders9
- coudes9
- credos9
- crudes9
- crudos9
- cursed9
- decors9
- doucer9
- durocs9
- escudo9
- scored9
- cerous8
- cooers8
- course8
- crouse8
- roscoe8
- source8
- coder8
- codes8
- coeds8
- cooed8
- cords8
- cored8
- coude8
- credo8
- creds8
- crude8
- crudo8
- cruds8
- curds8
- cured8
- decor8
- decos8
- douce8
- duces8
- duroc8
- scrod8
- scudo8
- douser7
- odours7
- rodeos7
- roosed7
- roused7
- soured7
- uredos7
- ceros7
- cooer7
- cores7
- corse7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- score7
- scour7
- sucre7
- code7
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