decent
Decent is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion or in the right manner; correctly; suitably.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
DE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DECENT” Mean?
/ˈdiːsənt/
decent has 7 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
6 sensessocially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
“from a decent family”
“a nice girl”
Synonyms
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
“a decent burial”
“we have come to dedicate a portion of that field … It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this”
Synonyms
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
“{'source': 'George Santayana', 'text': 'speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd'}”
sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public
“are you decent?”
observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
“though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards”
meeting requirements
“the step makes a satisfactory seat”
“I would kill for a decent cup of coffee”
“a decent wage”
Synonyms
Adverb
1 senseSynonyms for DECENT
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
Length
6 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, C, E, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DECENT has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DECENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DECENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DECENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCBDE
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DE, EC, CE, EN, NT
Trigrams
DEC, ECE, CEN, ENT
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