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Decay

Decay is a 5 letter word, used as a noun or as a verb, grade 5, with Old French origins, and has the letters acdey (acdey). Starts with d, ends with y, three consonants, two vowels and two syllables.

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5 Letters
3 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use decay as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Decay
A 2 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, c, d, e, and y, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter c. Decay starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, dec, deca, and the ending characters are y, ay, cay, ecay, ..
Definition
The organic phenomenon of rotting
Origin/Roots
Old French
School Grade
Decay is set as a grade five word that starts with d, ends with y, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is decay a scrabble word? A 11 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Decay in Pig Latin is said as "ecayday or ecaydway".
Unigram
d | e | c | a | y
Bigram
de | ec | ca | ay
Trigram
dec | eca | cay
Quadrigram
deca | ecay
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the organic phenomenon of rotting
a gradual decrease;
as of stored charge or current
the process of gradually becoming inferior
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
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"
Verb Examples
fall into decay or ruin;
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current;
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
undergo decay or decomposition;
"The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Decay"

There are 287 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to decay.

SynonymDefinition
Ablateremove an organ or bodily structure
Ablationsurgical removal of a body part or tissue
Aciditythe property of being acidic
Annihilationdestruction by annihilating something
Atomisationannihilation by reducing something to atoms
Atomisebreak up into small particles
"the fine powder had been atomized by air"
Atomizationannihilation by reducing something to atoms
Atomizebreak up into small particles
"the fine powder had been atomized by air"
Atrophyany weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
Attenuationthe property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from decay.
Anagram Definition
Decaythe organic phenomenon of rotting

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Derives

Decay derives from 7 words.
Word Definition
Crumblefall into decay or ruin
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
Decaythe organic phenomenon of rotting
Decomposeseparate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
Delapidatefall into decay or ruin
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
Molderbreak down
"The bodies decomposed in the heat"
Moulderbreak down
"The bodies decomposed in the heat"
Rotunacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

Hypernyms

Decay has 1 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Organic Phenomenon

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word decay.

Is decay a scrabble word or can you use decay in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 43569 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 39300 games. This 5 letter 11 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, c, d, e, and y? There's 2 with 7 letters or less with the letters a, c, d, e, and y. Here is a list of 2 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Decay (5 letters) 11 11 decay
Decayed (7 letters) 14 +3 14 +3 acddeey

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