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Is deceased a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word deceased is a Scrabble US word. The word deceased is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is deceased a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word deceased is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

D2E1C3E1A1S1E1D2

Is deceased a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word deceased is a Words With Friends word. The word deceased is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

DECEASED,

7-letter words (3 found)

DECADES,DECEASE,SECEDED,

6-letter words (7 found)

CADEES,CEASED,DECADE,DECADS,DESEED,SECEDE,SEEDED,

5-letter words (14 found)

AEDES,CADEE,CADES,CAESE,CASED,CEASE,CEDED,CEDES,DACES,DEADS,DECAD,DEEDS,EASED,ECADS,

4-letter words (21 found)

ACED,ACES,ADDS,AESC,CADE,CADS,CASE,CEAS,CEDE,CEES,DACE,DADS,DAES,DEAD,DEED,DEES,EASE,ECAD,SADE,SCAD,SEED,

3-letter words (18 found)

ACE,ADD,ADS,CAD,CEE,DAD,DAE,DAS,DEE,EAS,EDS,SAC,SAD,SAE,SEA,SEC,SED,SEE,

2-letter words (9 found)

AD,AE,AS,DA,DE,EA,ED,EE,ES,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 74 words from deceased according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of deceased

deceased

Etymology

From decease +‎ -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French [Term?], from Latin dēcessus (“departure”), equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere (“to go away”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsiːst/
  • (US) enPR: dē-sēst', dĭ-sēst' IPA(key): /diˈsist/, /dɪˈsist/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /diˈsist/, /dɪˈsist/, /diˈsizd/, /dɪˈsizd/
  • (Nigeria) IPA(key): /dɪˈzizd/
  • Homophone: diseased (Nigeria)
  • Rhymes: -iːst

Adjective

deceased (not comparable)

  1. No longer alive; dead.
    Synonyms: (euphemistic) asleep, (euphemistic) at peace, (euphemistic) at rest, dead, (euphemistic) departed, late, (euphemistic) gone; see also Thesaurus:dead
    • Monty Python
  2. Belonging to the dead.
  3. (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide.
  4. (hyperbolic) Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with diseased (affected with or suffering from disease).

Translations

Noun

deceased (plural deceased or deceaseds)

  1. A dead person.
    The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
    a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars
  2. (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.

Usage notes

Deceased or decedent is commonly used in legal and journalistic settings. Departed is most commonly used in religious settings.

Synonyms

  • (dead person): decedent, departed, late
  • (plural: dead people): decedents, departed

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Source: wiktionary.org