decryption
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- 18
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
Definition of decryption
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
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Etymology
Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).
Words you can make from decryption
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9 words7-letter words
34 words- CRYPTID 15 pts
- DECRYPT 15 pts
- ENCRYPT 14 pts
- POTENCY 14 pts
- PYRETIC 14 pts
- CINDERY 13 pts
- TRIPODY 13 pts
- ENTROPY 12 pts
- PERCOID 12 pts
- PICOTED 12 pts
- PREDICT 12 pts
- TYRONIC 12 pts
- ENTOPIC 11 pts
- NEPOTIC 11 pts
- PORCINE 11 pts
- TINDERY 11 pts
- CORDITE 10 pts
- CTENOID 10 pts
- DEONTIC 10 pts
- DIOPTER 10 pts
- DIOPTRE 10 pts
- NOTICED 10 pts
- PERIDOT 10 pts
- POINTED 10 pts
- PORTEND 10 pts
- PRINTED 10 pts
- PROTEID 10 pts
- PROTEND 10 pts
- COINTER 9 pts
- NOTICER 9 pts
- POINTER 9 pts
- PROTEIN 9 pts
- REPOINT 9 pts
- TROPINE 9 pts
6-letter words
89 words- COTYPE 13 pts
- CRYPTO 13 pts
- PRICEY 13 pts
- RECOPY 13 pts
- CIDERY 12 pts
- DIOECY 12 pts
- COPIED 11 pts
- DEPICT 11 pts
- NICETY 11 pts
- PERCID 11 pts
- PINERY 11 pts
- POETRY 11 pts
- POINTY 11 pts
- PONCED 11 pts
- PRICED 11 pts
- PYRITE 11 pts
- PYRONE 11 pts
- TYPIER 11 pts
- COPIER 10 pts
- COPTER 10 pts
- CREPON 10 pts
- INCEPT 10 pts
- PECTIN 10 pts
- PINCER 10 pts
- POETIC 10 pts
- PRINCE 10 pts
- RODNEY 10 pts
- TRENDY 10 pts
- TRICEP 10 pts
- TROPIC 10 pts
- YONDER 10 pts
- CINDER 9 pts
- CODEIN 9 pts
- COEDIT 9 pts
- COINED 9 pts
- CORNED 9 pts
- CREDIT 9 pts
- DEPORT 9 pts
- DIPNET 9 pts
- DIRECT 9 pts
- DOCENT 9 pts
- DOPIER 9 pts
- NITERY 9 pts
- NORDIC 9 pts
- OPINED 9 pts
- PERIOD 9 pts
- PERNOD 9 pts
- PINDER 9 pts
- PODITE 9 pts
- PONDER 9 pts
- PONIED 9 pts
- PORTED 9 pts
- PRONED 9 pts
- REDIPT 9 pts
- REDTOP 9 pts
- TORPID 9 pts
- TREPID 9 pts
- TRICED 9 pts
- TRIPOD 9 pts
- CITRON 8 pts
- COINER 8 pts
- CORNET 8 pts
- CORTIN 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- EROTIC 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- ORCEIN 8 pts
- ORPINE 8 pts
- PERNIO 8 pts
- POINTE 8 pts
- PROTEI 8 pts
- PTERIN 8 pts
- RECOIN 8 pts
- RETCON 8 pts
- TROPIN 8 pts
- DINERO 7 pts
- DOTIER 7 pts
- EDITOR 7 pts
- IRONED 7 pts
- RIDENT 7 pts
- RIOTED 7 pts
- RODENT 7 pts
- TINDER 7 pts
- TRINED 7 pts
- TRIODE 7 pts
- NORITE 6 pts
- ORIENT 6 pts
- TONIER 6 pts
5-letter words
67 words- CREPY 12 pts
- CRYPT 12 pts
- COYED 11 pts
- CYDER 11 pts
- DECOY 11 pts
- DECRY 11 pts
- DICEY 11 pts
- DICTY 11 pts
- DOPEY 11 pts
- CONEY 10 pts
- COPED 10 pts
- CORNY 10 pts
- COYER 10 pts
- CRONY 10 pts
- CYTON 10 pts
- COPEN 9 pts
- COPER 9 pts
- CREPT 9 pts
- CRIPE 9 pts
- DEITY 9 pts
- DIRTY 9 pts
- DORTY 9 pts
- DOYEN 9 pts
- NERDY 9 pts
- CIDER 8 pts
- CITED 8 pts
- CODEN 8 pts
- CODER 8 pts
- CONED 8 pts
- CORED 8 pts
- COTED 8 pts
- CREDO 8 pts
- CRIED 8 pts
- DECOR 8 pts
- DEPOT 8 pts
- DICER 8 pts
- DICOT 8 pts
- DOPER 8 pts
- DRIPT 8 pts
- DROPT 8 pts
- EDICT 8 pts
- ENTRY 8 pts
- IRONY 8 pts
- ONERY 8 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- CRONE 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- DOTER 6 pts
- DROIT 6 pts
- DRONE 6 pts
- IDENT 6 pts
- NOTED 6 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IRONE 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
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