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Is decent a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word decent is a Scrabble US word. The word decent is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is decent a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word decent is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is decent a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word decent is a Words With Friends word. The word decent is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

DECENT,

5-letter words (3 found)

CTENE,DENET,TEEND,

4-letter words (14 found)

CEDE,CENT,CETE,DEEN,DEET,DENE,DENT,ETEN,NEED,NETE,TEED,TEEN,TEND,TENE,

3-letter words (13 found)

CEE,DEE,DEN,EEN,END,ENE,NED,NEE,NET,TEC,TED,TEE,TEN,

2-letter words (7 found)

DE,ED,EE,EN,ET,NE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 39 words from decent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of decent

decent

Etymology

From Middle French décent, or its source, Latin decēns, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”) (compare Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “I appear, seem, think”), δέχομαι (dékhomai, “I accept”); Sanskrit दशस्यति (daśasyáti, “shows honor, is gracious”), दाशति (dāśati, “makes offerings, bestows”)). Meaning ‘kind, pleasant’ is from 1902.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːsənt/
  • Rhymes: -iːsənt

Adjective

decent (comparative more decent, superlative most decent)

  1. Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
  2. (of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
  3. (informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
  4. Fair; acceptable; okay.
  5. Significant; substantial.
  6. Conforming to perceived standards of good taste.
  7. (obsolete) Comely; shapely; well-formed.

Usage notes

  • This term has a mildly positive connotation.

Synonyms

  • (conforming suitably to moral standards): good, moral
  • (good enough): See Thesaurus:satisfactory

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "conforming suitably to moral standards"): bad, immoral
  • (antonym(s) of "sufficiently clothed"): indecent, underdressed
  • (antonym(s) of "good enough"): inadequate, poor, unsatisfactory

Derived terms

Related terms

  • decency
  • decently

Translations

References

  • “decent”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • cedent

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin decens.

Pronunciation

Adjective

decent

  1. decent

Latin

Verb

decent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of decet

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin decens.

Pronunciation

Adjective

decent m (feminine singular decenta, masculine plural decents, feminine plural decentas)

  1. decent

Derived terms

  • decentament

Related terms

  • decéncia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French décent, from Latin decens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈt͡ʃent/

Adjective

decent m or n (feminine singular decentă, masculine plural decenți, feminine and neuter plural decente)

  1. decent

Declension

Further reading

  • decent in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Source: wiktionary.org