Is DECUSSATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECUSSATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECUSSATING mean?
Decussating 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
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + S (1) + S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 DECUSSATING
DECUSSATING 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 DECUSSATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- educating13
- guidances13
- distances12
- ductings12
- guidance12
- seducing12
- gaudiness11
- steadings11
- acidness11
- caginess11
- castings11
- danciest11
- descants11
- discants11
- distance11
- incudate11
- scutages11
- deucing11
- ducting11
- educing11
- incaged11
- uncaged11
- sustained10
- assigned10
- cantuses10
- cineasts10
- dinguses10
- dungiest10
- dustings10
- gaudiest10
- issuance10
- nutcases10
- sauciest10
- scanties10
- sedating10
- steading10
- suitcase10
- actings10
- ascends10
- cagiest10
- candies10
- cangues10
- casings10
- casting10
- causing10
- ceasing10
- cessing10
- cussing10
- dacites10
- decants10
- descant10
- dicasts10
- discant10
- discase10
- dissect10
- incages10
- incased10
- incudes10
- incused10
- induces10
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