Definition of decimate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • decimate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • decimate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • decimate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of decimate


  • kill in large numbers (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. annihilate
    2. carry off
    3. eliminate
    4. eradicate
    5. extinguish
    6. wipe out
  • kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies (verb)

See definition of decimate in Merriam Webster