Definition of deciphering

"deciphering" in the verb sense

1. decode, decrypt, decipher

convert code into ordinary language

2. decipher, trace

read with difficulty

"Can you decipher this letter?"

"The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

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deciphering in Scrabble®

The word deciphering is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters deciphering:

DECIPHERING
(189)
DECIPHERING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

chiding, chirped, cringed, deicing, dingier, generic, heeding, herding, neighed, peering, perched, phrenic, piecing, pierced, pinched, pincher, pricing, priding, rehinge, reicing, reigned, repined, ripened

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word deciphering

DECIPHERING
(189)
DECIPHERING
(189)
DECIPHERING
(126)
DECIPHERING
(126)
DECIPHERING
(96)
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(96)
DECIPHERING
(92)
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(80)
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(80)
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(80)
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(80)
DECIPHERING
(75)
DECIPHERING
(69)
DECIPHERING
(66)
DECIPHERING
(60)
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(60)
DECIPHERING
(56)
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(56)
DECIPHERING
(52)
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(50)
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(50)
DECIPHERING
(50)
DECIPHERING
(46)
DECIPHERING
(46)
DECIPHERING
(46)
DECIPHERING
(44)
DECIPHERING
(44)
DECIPHERING
(32)
DECIPHERING
(32)
DECIPHERING
(32)
DECIPHERING
(28)
DECIPHERING
(27)
DECIPHERING
(26)
DECIPHERING
(26)
DECIPHERING
(25)
DECIPHERING
(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In deciphering

DECIPHERING
(189)
DECIPHERING
(189)
DECIPHERING
(126)
DECIPHERING
(126)
PERCHED
(110 = 60 + 50)
PINCHED
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHIRPED
(110 = 60 + 50)
PERCHED
(107 = 57 + 50)
PINCHED
(107 = 57 + 50)
CHIRPED
(107 = 57 + 50)
PINCHER
(106 = 56 + 50)
PHRENIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
CHIDING
(106 = 56 + 50)
PERCHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
PINCHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
PINCHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHIRPED
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHIDING
(104 = 54 + 50)
PINCHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
PHRENIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
PERCHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHIRPED
(104 = 54 + 50)
PINCHER
(104 = 54 + 50)
PERCHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHIRPED
(101 = 51 + 50)
PINCHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
PINCHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHIDING
(101 = 51 + 50)
PINCHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
PERCHED
(101 = 51 + 50)
PINCHED
(101 = 51 + 50)
PHRENIC
(101 = 51 + 50)
PHRENIC
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHIRPED
(98 = 48 + 50)
HERDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
HERDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRICING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHIDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
PERCHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHIDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
PERCHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
PIECING
(98 = 48 + 50)
PERCHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
HEEDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
NEIGHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
NEIGHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHIRPED
(98 = 48 + 50)
PIERCED
(98 = 48 + 50)
PINCHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHIRPED
(98 = 48 + 50)
PINCHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHIRPED
(98 = 48 + 50)
PINCHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
HEEDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHIDING
(98 = 48 + 50)
DECIPHERING
(96)
PERCHED
(96 = 46 + 50)
CHIRPED
(96 = 46 + 50)
DECIPHERING
(96)
PINCHED
(96 = 46 + 50)
CHIDING
(95 = 45 + 50)
PRICING
(95 = 45 + 50)
PINCHER
(95 = 45 + 50)
PRICING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHIDING
(95 = 45 + 50)
PINCHER
(95 = 45 + 50)
PHRENIC
(95 = 45 + 50)
PHRENIC
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHIRPED
(95 = 45 + 50)
PIECING
(95 = 45 + 50)
PRICING
(95 = 45 + 50)
PIERCED
(95 = 45 + 50)
PHRENIC
(95 = 45 + 50)
PERCHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
PIECING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHIDING
(95 = 45 + 50)
PIECING
(95 = 45 + 50)
PINCHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
PINCHER
(95 = 45 + 50)
PIERCED
(95 = 45 + 50)
PHRENIC
(95 = 45 + 50)
REHINGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
PHRENIC
(95 = 45 + 50)
PINCHER
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEICING
(94 = 44 + 50)
PHRENIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
PINCHER
(94 = 44 + 50)
CRINGED
(94 = 44 + 50)
REHINGE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRIDING
(94 = 44 + 50)
CHIDING
(94 = 44 + 50)
PINCHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PINCHED
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEEDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEEDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
HERDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRICING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRINGED
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEIGHED
(92 = 42 + 50)
PIERCED
(92 = 42 + 50)
DEICING
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCHED
(92 = 42 + 50)
CHIDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
PIECING
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEIGHED
(92 = 42 + 50)
CHIRPED
(92 = 42 + 50)
HERDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEEDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
PHRENIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
DECIPHERING
(92)
HERDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRIDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEIGHED
(92 = 42 + 50)
DEICING
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEIGHED
(90 = 40 + 50)
CHIRPED
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REICING
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REPINED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PEERING
(90 = 40 + 50)
GENERIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
RIPENED
(90 = 40 + 50)
NEIGHED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIERCED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRIDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
REHINGE
(89 = 39 + 50)
HEEDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
HEEDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
NEIGHED
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
REICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
NEIGHED
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
REICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
HEEDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
NEIGHED
(89 = 39 + 50)
HEEDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRIDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PEERING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIERCED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIERCED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIECING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIECING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIERCED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIECING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CRINGED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
DEICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIECING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PIERCED
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CRINGED
(89 = 39 + 50)
RIPENED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRIDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
DEICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
GENERIC
(89 = 39 + 50)
REPINED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PINCHER
(88 = 38 + 50)
CHIRPED
(88 = 38 + 50)
CHIRPED
(88 = 38 + 50)
PINCHED
(88 = 38 + 50)
PERCHED
(88 = 38 + 50)
REHINGE
(88 = 38 + 50)
PERCHED
(88 = 38 + 50)
PINCHED
(88 = 38 + 50)
PINCHER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRIDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PINCHER
(86 = 36 + 50)
NEIGHED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPINED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REHINGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHIDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REHINGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
REHINGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCHED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRICING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRIDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PHRENIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
HERDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PHRENIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
REHINGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEICING
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEICING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REHINGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEICING
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHIRPED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCHED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REHINGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIERCED
(86 = 36 + 50)
GENERIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
DINGIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRIDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEICING
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRINGED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRIDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIERCED
(86 = 36 + 50)

deciphering in Words With Friends™

The word deciphering is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters deciphering:

DECIPHERING
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

chiding, chirped, cringed, deicing, dingier, generic, heeding, herding, neighed, peering, perched, phrenic, piecing, pierced, pinched, pincher, pricing, priding, rehinge, reicing, reigned, repined, ripened

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word deciphering

DECIPHERING
(297)
DECIPHERING
(279)
DECIPHERING
(279)
DECIPHERING
(150)
DECIPHERING
(150)
DECIPHERING
(117)
DECIPHERING
(112)
DECIPHERING
(108)
DECIPHERING
(100)
DECIPHERING
(96)
DECIPHERING
(96)
DECIPHERING
(92)
DECIPHERING
(92)
DECIPHERING
(92)
DECIPHERING
(81)
DECIPHERING
(74)
DECIPHERING
(66)
DECIPHERING
(66)
DECIPHERING
(66)
DECIPHERING
(62)
DECIPHERING
(58)
DECIPHERING
(58)
DECIPHERING
(46)
DECIPHERING
(46)
DECIPHERING
(34)
DECIPHERING
(33)
DECIPHERING
(32)
DECIPHERING
(32)
DECIPHERING
(31)
DECIPHERING
(29)
DECIPHERING
(29)
DECIPHERING
(28)
DECIPHERING
(28)
DECIPHERING
(28)
DECIPHERING
(28)
DECIPHERING
(28)
DECIPHERING
(27)
DECIPHERING
(26)
DECIPHERING
(25)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In deciphering

DECIPHERING
(297)
DECIPHERING
(279)
DECIPHERING
(279)
DECIPHERING
(150)
DECIPHERING
(150)
PINCHED
(122 = 87 + 35)
PIECING
(119 = 84 + 35)
PRICING
(119 = 84 + 35)
PHRENIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
PINCHER
(119 = 84 + 35)
CHIRPED
(119 = 84 + 35)
DECIPHERING
(117)
PINCHED
(116 = 81 + 35)
PINCHED
(116 = 81 + 35)
PINCHED
(116 = 81 + 35)
CHIRPED
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERCHED
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERCHED
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRICING
(113 = 78 + 35)
PIECING
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERCHED
(113 = 78 + 35)
PINCHER
(113 = 78 + 35)
PINCHER
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRICING
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERCHED
(113 = 78 + 35)
DEICING
(113 = 78 + 35)
PHRENIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
PIECING
(113 = 78 + 35)
PIERCED
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHIDING
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHIDING
(113 = 78 + 35)
DECIPHERING
(112)
REICING
(110 = 75 + 35)
PINCHED
(110 = 75 + 35)
PINCHED
(110 = 75 + 35)
PINCHED
(110 = 75 + 35)
DECIPHERING
(108)
PERCHED
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHIRPED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRICING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PIECING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHIRPED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRICING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRICING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRICING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PIERCED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PERCHED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PIECING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRIDING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PINCHER
(107 = 72 + 35)
PIECING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PHRENIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
PERCHED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PINCHER
(107 = 72 + 35)
DEICING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PHRENIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHIDING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CRINGED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PINCHER
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHIDING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CRINGED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PHRENIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHIDING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PINCHER
(107 = 72 + 35)
PIECING
(107 = 72 + 35)
GENERIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
GENERIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
PEERING
(104 = 69 + 35)
NEIGHED
(104 = 69 + 35)
REICING
(104 = 69 + 35)
PINCHED
(103 = 68 + 35)
PINCHED
(103 = 68 + 35)
PINCHED
(103 = 68 + 35)
PRIDING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CHIDING
(101 = 66 + 35)
DEICING
(101 = 66 + 35)
DEICING
(101 = 66 + 35)
DEICING
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PRIDING
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRIDING
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CHIRPED
(101 = 66 + 35)
CHIDING
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PIERCED
(101 = 66 + 35)
PIECING
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RIPENED
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRICING
(101 = 66 + 35)
REPINED
(101 = 66 + 35)
CRINGED
(101 = 66 + 35)
PHRENIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
DECIPHERING
(100)
PRICING
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHIDING
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHIDING
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHIDING
(99 = 64 + 35)
PHRENIC
(99 = 64 + 35)
PHRENIC
(99 = 64 + 35)
PINCHER
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PHRENIC
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PINCHER
(99 = 64 + 35)
PIECING
(99 = 64 + 35)
PERCHED
(99 = 64 + 35)
PINCHER
(99 = 64 + 35)
PIECING
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHIRPED
(99 = 64 + 35)
PIECING
(99 = 64 + 35)
PERCHED
(99 = 64 + 35)
PRICING
(99 = 64 + 35)
PERCHED
(99 = 64 + 35)
PRICING
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHIRPED
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHIRPED
(99 = 64 + 35)
GENERIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
REICING
(98 = 63 + 35)
REICING
(98 = 63 + 35)
HEEDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
HEEDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
NEIGHED
(98 = 63 + 35)
PEERING
(98 = 63 + 35)
PEERING
(98 = 63 + 35)
REICING
(98 = 63 + 35)
HEEDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
HERDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
HERDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
HERDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
NEIGHED
(98 = 63 + 35)
PINCHED
(98 = 63 + 35)
DECIPHERING
(96)
DECIPHERING
(96)
CRINGED
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHIRPED
(95 = 60 + 35)
REPINED
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHIDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRIDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CRINGED
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHIDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRICING
(95 = 60 + 35)
RIPENED
(95 = 60 + 35)
PIECING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHIRPED
(95 = 60 + 35)
PHRENIC
(95 = 60 + 35)
REHINGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
REHINGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
PERCHED
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHIDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEICING
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRIDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEICING
(95 = 60 + 35)
NEIGHED
(92 = 57 + 35)
HEEDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
HERDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
DINGIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PEERING
(92 = 57 + 35)
HEEDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
HERDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
REICING
(92 = 57 + 35)
DECIPHERING
(92)
REIGNED
(92 = 57 + 35)
HERDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
PEERING
(92 = 57 + 35)
DECIPHERING
(92)
DECIPHERING
(92)
PINCHED
(92 = 57 + 35)
DINGIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
GENERIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
HEEDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
REIGNED
(92 = 57 + 35)
DINGIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
NEIGHED
(92 = 57 + 35)
REIGNED
(92 = 57 + 35)
PINCHED
(92 = 57 + 35)
NEIGHED
(92 = 57 + 35)
PIERCED
(91 = 56 + 35)
CRINGED
(91 = 56 + 35)
DEICING
(91 = 56 + 35)
PIERCED
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRIDING
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRIDING
(91 = 56 + 35)
PIERCED
(91 = 56 + 35)
DEICING
(91 = 56 + 35)
DEICING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CRINGED
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRIDING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CRINGED
(91 = 56 + 35)
CIPHER
(90)
PRICING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CHIRPED
(89 = 54 + 35)
PERCHED
(89 = 54 + 35)
PERCHED
(89 = 54 + 35)
PIECING
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRIDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
PHRENIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
CRINGED
(89 = 54 + 35)
PHRENIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
PINCHER
(89 = 54 + 35)
PINCHER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CRINGED
(89 = 54 + 35)
CRINGED
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PHRENIC
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CHIRPED
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PRIDING
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Words within the letters of deciphering

2 letter words in deciphering (9 words)

9 letter words in deciphering (2 words)

11 letter words in deciphering (1 word)

deciphering + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence deciphering

Words that start with deciphering (2 words)

Words with deciphering in them (1 word)

Words that end with deciphering (1 word)

Word Growth involving deciphering

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in ring ciphering

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