DEBONE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEBONE 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 DEBONE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBONE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBONE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEBONE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DEBONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,035.
What does DEBONE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove the bones from meat, poultry or fish before cooking or serving.
A cook might debone a chicken thigh to stuff it, or a fish to serve it in neat fillets. The job calls for a thin, sharp knife and some patience, and boned meat cooks more evenly and is easier to eat. The word is mainly North American, where British cooks more often say bone.
How DEBONE is used
Common in cookery writing, especially in North American usage.
- She learned to debone a whole chicken in under five minutes.
- The butcher will debone the leg of lamb for you.
- It is easier to debone the fish once it has cooled.
- He used a small knife to debone the duck breast.
- Recipes often ask you to debone the thighs first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBONE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEBONE
4 longer words begin with DEBONE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBONE
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Common questions about DEBONE
- Is DEBONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBONE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBONE worth?
- DEBONE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBONE mean?
- To remove the bones from meat, poultry or fish before cooking or serving.
- What letters can be added to DEBONE?
- DEBONE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DEBONE:
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