DEBRUISE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEBRUISE 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 DEBRUISE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBRUISE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBRUISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEBRUISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEBRUISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEBRUISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEBRUISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
heraldry
To lay a band or bar across an animal or other emblem on a coat of arms so that it is partly covered.
Heraldic artists use the term when a diagonal stripe crosses over a lion or similar charge instead of sitting beside it. To debruise a figure therefore changes how much of it can be seen on the shield.
How DEBRUISE is used
Debruise belongs to the technical language of heraldry, usually in the form debruised.
- The herald chose to debruise the lion with a narrow diagonal bar.
- A designer may debruise a charge to mark a younger branch of the family.
- Few manuals explain when a painter should debruise a figure rather than leave it clear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBRUISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEBRUISE
2 longer words begin with DEBRUISE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBRUISE
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Common questions about DEBRUISE
- Is DEBRUISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBRUISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBRUISE worth?
- DEBRUISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBRUISE mean?
- To lay a band or bar across an animal or other emblem on a coat of arms so that it is partly covered.
- What letters can be added to DEBRUISE?
- DEBRUISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEBRUISE:
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