decree

VERBNOUN /dɪ'kri/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

decree is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1C3R1E1E1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does decree mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Decide with authority.

“The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed”

SYNONYMS
RULE
BROADER
MAKE UP ONE'S MINDDECIDEDETERMINE
NARROWER
RULE OUTOVERTHROWOVERTURNREVERSERULE INOVERRIDEOVERRULE
2

Issue a decree.

“The King only can decree”

BROADER
DECLARE
NARROWER
ENACTORDAIN
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).

SYNONYMS
EDICTFIATORDERRESCRIPT
BROADER
ENACTMENTACT
NARROWER
CURFEWDECREE NISIIMPERIAL DECREEJUDICIAL SEPARATIONLEGAL SEPARATIONPAPAL BULLPROGRAMMAPROHIBITION
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of decree

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
RECEDE9RE-CEDE9

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