decuple
Plural: decuples
Adj
- Tenfold.
Noun
- An amount multiplied by ten.
Verb
Verb Forms: decupled, decupling, decuples
- To increase by ten times its original amount.
- To multiply by ten.
Examples
- If I can decuple my score with this word, victory is assured in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English decuple, from Middle French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plicō (“fold”).
Scrabble Score: 12
decuple: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddecuple: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decuple: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
decuple: valid Words With Friends Word