decay
Decay can refer to the process of gradually becoming inferior, the organic phenomenon of rotting, or a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current. As a verb, decay can mean to lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current, undergo decay or decomposition, or fall into decay or ruin.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
DE
Ends
CAY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DECAY” Mean?
/dɪˈkeɪ/
decay has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesthe process of gradually becoming inferior
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
Synonyms
the organic phenomenon of rotting
Synonyms
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
“the corpse was in an advanced state of decay”
“the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair”
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
Synonyms
Verb
3 senseslose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
“the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process”
Synonyms
undergo decay or decomposition
“The body started to decay and needed to be cremated”
Synonyms for DECAY
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
the process of gradually becoming inferior
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
D, E, C, A, Y
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DECAY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
DE, EC, CA, AY
Trigrams
DEC, ECA, CAY
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