Is DEMOCRACY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEMOCRACY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEMOCRACY mean?
- noun
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
- noun
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- noun
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + M (3) + O (1) + C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 19 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 DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRACY 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 DEMOCRACY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- camcord14
- comedy14
- creamy13
- cycad13
- caromed12
- comrade12
- mercado12
- cedary12
- dreamy12
- cymae12
- cymar12
- mercy12
- accord11
- comade11
- coady11
- coyed11
- cyder11
- decay11
- decoy11
- decry11
- dormy11
- mayed11
- mecca11
- cyma11
- cyme11
- codec10
- coyer10
- maced10
- mayor10
- moray10
- oracy10
- demy10
- emyd10
- myc10
- radome9
- roamed9
- cameo9
- carom9
- comae9
- comer9
- cream9
- deary9
- deray9
- macer9
- macro9
- rayed9
- ready9
- army9
- cory9
- mayo9
- racy9
- acred8
- arced8
- armed8
- cadre8
- cared8
- cedar8
- coder8
- cored8
- credo8
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