decipherment
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- 22
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 12
Definition of decipherment
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
- (countable, uncountable)Decryption.
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Etymology
From decipher + -ment.
Words you can make from decipherment
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Best play enciphered 18 points10-letter words
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16 words8-letter words
37 words- PITCHMEN 17 pts
- CIPHERED 16 pts
- DECIPHER 16 pts
- ENCIPHER 15 pts
- HEMIPTER 15 pts
- HERMETIC 15 pts
- HERPETIC 15 pts
- PHENETIC 15 pts
- PREMEDIC 15 pts
- ENRICHED 14 pts
- EPHEDRIN 14 pts
- RICHENED 14 pts
- THREEPED 14 pts
- TRENCHED 14 pts
- CEMENTED 13 pts
- DECREPIT 13 pts
- DEPICTER 13 pts
- ENDERMIC 13 pts
- INCEPTED 13 pts
- NEPHRITE 13 pts
- PEDIMENT 13 pts
- PRECITED 13 pts
- TEMPERED 13 pts
- THEREMIN 13 pts
- TREPHINE 13 pts
- CEMENTER 12 pts
- CEREMENT 12 pts
- PRENTICE 12 pts
- PRETENCE 12 pts
- RECEMENT 12 pts
- TERPENIC 12 pts
- CENTERED 11 pts
- DECENTER 11 pts
- DECENTRE 11 pts
- REMINTED 11 pts
- REPENTED 11 pts
- REPETEND 11 pts
7-letter words
87 words- CEPHEID 15 pts
- CHEEPED 15 pts
- CHIRMED 15 pts
- CHIRPED 15 pts
- PERCHED 15 pts
- PINCHED 15 pts
- PITCHED 15 pts
- CHEEPER 14 pts
- CHIMERE 14 pts
- CRIMPED 14 pts
- HEMPIER 14 pts
- NEPHRIC 14 pts
- PHRENIC 14 pts
- PINCHER 14 pts
- PITCHER 14 pts
- THERMIC 14 pts
- CHEDITE 13 pts
- CHEERED 13 pts
- DITCHER 13 pts
- HERDMEN 13 pts
- RETCHED 13 pts
- CITHERN 12 pts
- CITHREN 12 pts
- CREEPED 12 pts
- DEMIREP 12 pts
- EMPTIED 12 pts
- ENDEMIC 12 pts
- EPIDERM 12 pts
- ERETHIC 12 pts
- ETHERIC 12 pts
- HERETIC 12 pts
- IMPEDER 12 pts
- PIERCED 12 pts
- PRECEDE 12 pts
- PREDICT 12 pts
- PRITHEE 12 pts
- TECHIER 12 pts
- CENTIME 11 pts
- CREEPIE 11 pts
- DIETHER 11 pts
- EMPTIER 11 pts
- EPICENE 11 pts
- EPIMERE 11 pts
- INHERED 11 pts
- PERCENT 11 pts
- PRECENT 11 pts
- PREEMIE 11 pts
- PREMEET 11 pts
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- TRIPMEN 11 pts
- CENTRED 10 pts
- CREDENT 10 pts
- DEMENTI 10 pts
- DEMERIT 10 pts
- DEMINER 10 pts
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- PREEDIT 10 pts
- PREENED 10 pts
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- PRETEND 10 pts
- PRINTED 10 pts
- RECITED 10 pts
- REEDMEN 10 pts
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- THEREIN 10 pts
- TIERCED 10 pts
- EMETINE 9 pts
- ENTERIC 9 pts
- ENTICER 9 pts
- EREMITE 9 pts
- INEPTER 9 pts
- PRETEEN 9 pts
- TERPENE 9 pts
- ENTERED 8 pts
- NEEDIER 8 pts
- TEENIER 7 pts
6-letter words
58 words- CHIMED 14 pts
- CERIPH 13 pts
- CHIMER 13 pts
- CIPHER 13 pts
- HEMPEN 13 pts
- HEMPIE 13 pts
- CHEDER 12 pts
- CHIDER 12 pts
- CHINED 12 pts
- DREICH 12 pts
- DRENCH 12 pts
- ETCHED 12 pts
- CITHER 11 pts
- CREPED 11 pts
- DEPERM 11 pts
- DEPICT 11 pts
- DERMIC 11 pts
- EMCEED 11 pts
- ENRICH 11 pts
- ETCHER 11 pts
- ETHNIC 11 pts
- CEMENT 10 pts
- CERMET 10 pts
- DITHER 10 pts
- EMETIC 10 pts
- EMPIRE 10 pts
- EPIMER 10 pts
- HEEDER 10 pts
- HEIRED 10 pts
- HENTED 10 pts
- CINDER 9 pts
- CREDIT 9 pts
- DECEIT 9 pts
- DECENT 9 pts
- DECERN 9 pts
- DECREE 9 pts
- DEEPEN 9 pts
- DEEPER 9 pts
- DEICER 9 pts
- DEMENT 9 pts
- DIPNET 9 pts
- DIRECT 9 pts
- EDENIC 9 pts
- EITHER 9 pts
- ETHENE 9 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CERITE 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- EMETIN 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- ERMINE 8 pts
- DENIER 7 pts
- DIETER 7 pts
- ENDITE 7 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
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