DEBRIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEBRIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEBRIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBRIS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBRIS
No single letter turns DEBRIS into another word.
How DEBRIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEBRIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about DEBRIS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEBRIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scattered broken pieces or rubbish left after something has been destroyed.
The word is borrowed from French and is treated as a mass noun in English, so one speaks of debris on a road or of space debris circling the Earth. After a storm, crash or building collapse, crews first clear the debris before looking for damage underneath. In geology it also means loose rock fragments gathered at the foot of a slope.
How DEBRIS is used
Used in news reports, engineering and geology.
- Rescuers searched through the debris for survivors.
- The flood left debris along the whole riverbank.
- Crews cleared the road of fallen debris.
- Space debris poses a danger to passing satellites.
- A pile of debris lay where the wall had stood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBRIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEBRIS
The 6 tiles of DEBRIS in a different order — 5 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBRIS
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Common questions about DEBRIS
- Is DEBRIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBRIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBRIS worth?
- DEBRIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBRIS mean?
- Scattered broken pieces or rubbish left after something has been destroyed.
- What letters can be added to DEBRIS?
- No single letter can be added to DEBRIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEBRIS:
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