DEBASE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEBASE 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 DEBASE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBASE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBASE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEBASE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEBASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does DEBASE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lower the quality, value or dignity of something.
To debase a coin was to mix cheaper alloy into its metal so that it was worth less than it claimed, and the verb later spread to character, language or art made cheaper by misuse. It suggests a fall from something higher rather than a simple loss. Its opposite in spirit is to raise or refine.
How DEBASE is used
Formal; common in writing about money, morals and standards.
- Rulers who wished to debase the coinage mixed copper into the silver.
- Cheap advertising can debase the language it borrows.
- He felt that fame would debase his art.
- Do not debase a good idea by rushing it.
- Critics said the show would debase public taste.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBASE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEBASE
The 6 tiles of DEBASE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEBASE
8 longer words begin with DEBASE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBASE
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Common questions about DEBASE
- Is DEBASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBASE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBASE worth?
- DEBASE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBASE mean?
- To lower the quality, value or dignity of something.
- What letters can be added to DEBASE?
- DEBASE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEBASE:
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