Is DECUSSATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECUSSATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECUSSATES mean?
Decussates is a form of DECUSSATE.
- verb
cross or intersect so as to form a cross
“this nerve decussates the other”
- adjective
crossed or intersected in the form of an X
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + S (1) + S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 DECUSSATES
DECUSSATES 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 DECUSSATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decussate12
- caestuses11
- educates11
- cestuses10
- educate10
- seduces10
- asceses9
- caestus9
- cuestas9
- ectases9
- cadets9
- caused9
- ceased9
- cessed9
- cussed9
- deuces9
- ducats9
- educes9
- educts9
- sauced9
- seduce9
- sauteed8
- sedates8
- acutes8
- castes8
- causes8
- ceases8
- cesses8
- cestas8
- cestus8
- cuesta8
- cusses8
- sauces8
- scutes8
- acted8
- cades8
- cadet8
- cased8
- cedes8
- daces8
- deuce8
- ducat8
- duces8
- ducts8
- educe8
- educt8
- scads8
- scuds8
- etudes7
- sassed7
- sauted7
- seated7
- sedate7
- stades7
- steads7
- steeds7
- sudses7
- suedes7
- sussed7
- teased7
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