DEBOSSING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEBOSSING 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.
d2e1b3o1s1s1i1n1g2
Depends on the listDEBOSSING · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DEBOSSING?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful DEBOSSING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBOSSING
No single letter turns DEBOSSING into another word.
How DEBOSSING scores
Scrabble d2e1b3o1s1s1i1n1g2 13
Words with Friends d2e1b4o1s1s1i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEBOSSING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEBOSSING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBOSSING
obsigned12 bissoned11 bingoed11 bodgies11 bodings11 boinged11 besings10 bigness10 bigoses10 bingoes10 biogens10 bossing10 gibsons10 obsigns10 besoins9 designs9 dingoes9 dossing9 sdeigns9 onsides8 binged10 bodges10 bodgie10 boding10 bogied10 bonged10 begins9 beings9 besing9 bidons9 binges9 bingos9 biogen9 bodies9 bogies9 boings9 bossed9 deboss9 dobies9 gibson9
Showing 40 of 419. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DEBOSSING
- Is DEBOSSING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBOSSING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBOSSING worth?
- DEBOSSING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEBOSSING?
- No single letter can be added to DEBOSSING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEBOSSING:
Open DEBOSSING in the Word Finder