DEBUTANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEBUTANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEBUTANT?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBUTANT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBUTANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEBUTANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEBUTANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEBUTANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEBUTANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man or boy making his first public appearance in a role, sport or profession.
Sports reports often single out the debutant on a team sheet, since a first match carries extra attention. The feminine form is debutante, which in society usage meant a young woman presented at her first formal season.
How DEBUTANT is used
Debutant is common in sports and entertainment news about first appearances.
- The young debutant scored within ten minutes of coming on.
- Critics were kind to the debutant after his nervous first recital.
- Every debutant in the squad received a commemorative shirt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBUTANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEBUTANT
3 longer words begin with DEBUTANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBUTANT
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Common questions about DEBUTANT
- Is DEBUTANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBUTANT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBUTANT worth?
- DEBUTANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBUTANT mean?
- A man or boy making his first public appearance in a role, sport or profession.
- What letters can be added to DEBUTANT?
- DEBUTANT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEBUTANT:
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