DEBEAK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DEBEAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEBEAK?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBEAK is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBEAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
debeaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEBEAK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEBEAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250,853.
What does DEBEAK mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove the tip or upper part of a bird's beak, usually in poultry farming.
Farmers debeak chicks and other poultry so that crowded birds cannot injure one another by pecking, and the practice is meant to curb feather-picking and cannibalism. It is done to young birds with a heated blade or similar device. The procedure is controversial, and animal welfare rules in some places restrict or ban it.
How DEBEAK is used
A farming and animal-welfare term, often seen in discussions of egg production.
- The hatchery will debeak the chicks within their first week.
- Some countries no longer allow farmers to debeak laying hens.
- They chose not to debeak the flock and gave the birds more room.
- Workers debeak birds with a small heated tool.
- The report asked whether it is necessary to debeak turkeys at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBEAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEBEAK
The 6 tiles of DEBEAK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEBEAK
3 longer words begin with DEBEAK.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBEAK
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Common questions about DEBEAK
- Is DEBEAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBEAK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBEAK worth?
- DEBEAK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBEAK mean?
- To remove the tip or upper part of a bird's beak, usually in poultry farming.
- What letters can be added to DEBEAK?
- DEBEAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEBEAK:
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