DEBUG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DEBUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEBUG?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBUG is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
debugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEBUG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEBUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does DEBUG mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To find and correct errors in a computer program or piece of equipment, or, more broadly, to remove hidden faults or unwanted devices from something.
Programmers debug software by tracing through code, testing pieces of it in isolation, and correcting mistakes that cause it to behave incorrectly or crash. The term traces back to early computing, when a literal insect found in a faulty machine gave rise to the word bug for a technical fault, and debug for the process of removing it. Outside computing, to debug a room can also mean sweeping it for hidden listening devices, extending the same idea of hunting down something unwanted and hidden.
How DEBUG is used
Common technical verb in computing; also used, less often, for sweeping a space for hidden microphones.
- The team spent all night trying to debug the new release.
- She used a step-by-step tool to debug the failing script.
- Security staff swept the office to debug it before the meeting.
- He learned to debug his own code rather than rewriting it from scratch.
- The printer driver was finally debugged after weeks of testing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEBUG
The 5 tiles of DEBUG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEBUG
6 longer words begin with DEBUG.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBUG
Common questions about DEBUG
- Is DEBUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBUG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBUG worth?
- DEBUG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBUG mean?
- To find and correct errors in a computer program or piece of equipment, or, more broadly, to remove hidden faults or unwanted devices from something.
- What letters can be added to DEBUG?
- DEBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEBUG:
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