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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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