DEBAG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEBAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEBAG?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBAG is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
debagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEBAG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEBAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about DEBAG
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 DEBAG mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To pull the trousers off someone by force, typically as a prank or a rough punishment.
To debag someone means forcibly removing their trousers, usually in front of others, as an embarrassing joke or a form of mock discipline rather than a genuine attack. The word turns up in accounts of rowdy student or army pranks, where a group would grab and debag a target as a form of hazing. Bags is an old informal British word for trousers, and debag simply adds the prefix de-, meaning removal, to it.
How DEBAG is used
Informal British verb, most often found in accounts of rowdy pranks or hazing rituals.
- His friends threatened to debag him if he lost the bet.
- The rowdy students tried to debag the new recruit as a joke.
- She laughed as the crowd attempted to debag the mascot.
- Nobody dared debag the captain after the match.
- The prank went wrong when they tried to debag him near the pool.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEBAG
The 5 tiles of DEBAG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEBAG
4 longer words begin with DEBAG.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBAG
Common questions about DEBAG
- Is DEBAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBAG, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBAG worth?
- DEBAG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBAG mean?
- To pull the trousers off someone by force, typically as a prank or a rough punishment.
- What letters can be added to DEBAG?
- DEBAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEBAG:
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