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Is decan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word decan is a Scrabble US word. The word decan is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

D2E1C3A1N1

Is decan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word decan is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

D2E1C3A1N1

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5-letter words (4 found)

ACNED,CANED,DANCE,DECAN,

4-letter words (8 found)

ACED,ACNE,ANCE,CADE,CANE,DACE,DEAN,ECAD,

3-letter words (12 found)

ACE,AND,ANE,CAD,CAN,DAE,DAN,DEN,EAN,END,NAE,NED,

2-letter words (10 found)

AD,AE,AN,DA,DE,EA,ED,EN,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from decan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of decan

decan edcan dcean cdean ecdan cedan deacn edacn daecn adecn eadcn aedcn dcaen cdaen dacen adcen caden acden ecadn ceadn eacdn aecdn caedn acedn decna edcna dcena cdena ecdna cedna denca ednca dneca ndeca endca nedca dcnea cdnea dncea ndcea cndea ncdea ecnda cenda encda necda cneda nceda deanc edanc daenc adenc eadnc aednc denac ednac dneac ndeac endac nedac danec adnec dnaec ndaec andec nadec eandc aendc enadc neadc anedc naedc dcane cdane dacne adcne cadne acdne dcnae cdnae dncae ndcae cndae ncdae dance adnce dnace ndace andce nadce cande acnde cnade ncade ancde nacde ecand ceand eacnd aecnd caend acend ecnad cenad encad necad cnead ncead eancd aencd enacd neacd anecd naecd caned acned cnaed ncaed anced naced

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word decan. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in decan.

Definitions and meaning of decan

decan

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Noun

decan (plural decans)

  1. (Egyptology, astrology) One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that appear heliacally at intervals of 10 days or are separated by approximately 10 degrees.

Etymology 2

de- +‎ can

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.kæn/

Verb

decan (third-person singular simple present decans, present participle decanning, simple past and past participle decanned)

  1. To remove (something, especially nuclear reactor fuel) from a can or similar protective enclosure, cladding, etc.

Anagrams

  • Caden, Dance, acned, caned, dance

Esperanto

Adjective

decan

  1. accusative singular of deca

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

dēċan

  1. to smear, daub
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • ġedēċan
Descendants
  • Middle English: dechen, deche
    • English: deech, ditch

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *dekan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde.kɑn/

Noun

decan m

  1. one in charge of ten monks
Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decanus or German Dekan.

Noun

decan m (plural decani)

  1. dean

Declension


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