decade: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of decade
noun
A group, set, or series of ten , particularly
Example: a decade of soldiers
A group, set, or series of ten A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.
Example: The 1960s was a turbulent decade.
A group, set, or series of ten A period of ten days, particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars.
A group, set, or series of ten A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.
Listed forms: decades, decad.
Source: Wiktionary — decade.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a period of 10 years
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is decade in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of decade
D(2) + E(1) + C(3) + A(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of decade
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from decade
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