Decrease

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters

Definition of Decrease

noun

An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
"One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years."
A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).

verb

Of a quantity, to become smaller.
To make (a quantity) smaller.

Anagrams of Decrease

No exact anagrams found for "decrease". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "decrease" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

DE...Words starting with "de"...SEWords ending with "se"All 8-letter words Unscramble "decrease"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

cut decrement drop fall loss lowering reduction shrinkage go down plummet plunge reduce shrink sink abate

ANTONYMS

gain increase increment raise rise go up grow shoot up soar up

Letter Values

d2

e1

c3

r1

e1

a1

s1

e1

Total: 11 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "decrease"All 8-Letter Words Words Starting With "D"

Rhymes With Decrease

abase abscise abstruse abuse acarbose acaulose accessorise acclimatise accuse acerose acetose acinose

Related 8-Letter Words

dabblers dabbling dabchick dabsters dackered dactylic dactylus dadaisms dadaists daddling daemones daemonic daffiest daffodil daftness

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Decrease"

Decrease is a 8-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Decrease" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "decrease" is a medium-scoring word.