Is INDECOROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INDECOROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INDECOROUS mean?
- adjective
lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
“indecorous behavior”
- adjective
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
“was buried with indecent haste”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (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 INDECOROUS
INDECOROUS 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 INDECOROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cinderous12
- coinsured12
- decurions12
- insourced12
- condores11
- consider11
- corodies11
- crunodes11
- decorous11
- decurion11
- inducers11
- coinsure10
- corneous10
- insource10
- cinders10
- codeins10
- condoes10
- condors10
- conoids10
- cordons10
- coursed10
- crooned10
- cruised10
- crunode10
- discern10
- incudes10
- incused10
- inducer10
- induces10
- rescind10
- scorned10
- scoured10
- secondi10
- secondo10
- sourced10
- dourines9
- idoneous9
- sourdine9
- coenuri9
- coiners9
- conures9
- cronies9
- orceins9
- ouncers9
- recoins9
- ciders9
- cinder9
- codein9
- codens9
- coders9
- codons9
- coined9
- condor9
- condos9
- conoid9
- cordon9
- corned9
- cosied9
- coudes9
- credos9
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