DEBONAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEBONAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEBONAIR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBONAIR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBONAIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
debonaireChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DEBONAIR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEBONAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEBONAIR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEBONAIR
- All 8 letters of DEBONAIR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEBONAIR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Charming, relaxed and stylish in manner, especially of a man.
Old French gave the word its sense of good breeding and cheerful grace. A debonair person carries elegance lightly, with no sign of effort or stiffness.
How DEBONAIR is used
Debonair usually praises a man whose polish seems entirely natural.
- The debonair host greeted each guest with a joke and a warm handshake.
- In his white dinner jacket he looked utterly debonair.
- Old films often cast a debonair gentleman as the thief with a heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBONAIR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEBONAIR
4 longer words begin with DEBONAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBONAIR
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Common questions about DEBONAIR
- Is DEBONAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBONAIR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBONAIR worth?
- DEBONAIR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBONAIR mean?
- Charming, relaxed and stylish in manner, especially of a man.
- What letters can be added to DEBONAIR?
- DEBONAIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEBONAIR:
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