DEBBY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEBBY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DEBBY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBBY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBBY
No single letter turns DEBBY into another word.
How DEBBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEBBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 784,245.
What does DEBBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Resembling or characteristic of a debutante; typical of that fashionable, sheltered manner.
Debby describes people, clothes or manners that call to mind a debutante, the young woman formally presented to society. The tone is usually mildly mocking, aimed at a certain sheltered, well-bred prettiness rather than at any one person, and the word survives mostly in British social and fashion writing. It is built from deb, the short informal form of debutante, plus the familiar adjective ending -y.
How DEBBY is used
Informal British usage, often with a faintly mocking edge; found in social and fashion writing rather than formal registers.
- The dress was pretty but a little too debby for the office.
- She had a debby laugh that carried across the room.
- His debby girlfriend seemed out of place at the union meeting.
- The magazine mocked the debby style of the garden party photos.
- Nothing about the flat looked debby; it was plain and practical.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBBY
Common questions about DEBBY
- Is DEBBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBBY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBBY worth?
- DEBBY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBBY mean?
- Resembling or characteristic of a debutante; typical of that fashionable, sheltered manner.
- What letters can be added to DEBBY?
- No single letter can be added to DEBBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEBBY:
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