DEBYE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEBYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEBYE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEBYE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEBYE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
debyesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEBYE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEBYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 71,295.
What does DEBYE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A unit used to measure electric dipole moment, especially of molecules, named after the physicist Peter Debye.
Chemists use the debye to express how strongly a molecule's positive and negative charges are separated, a property closely tied to how polar the molecule is and how it interacts with other substances. Water, for example, has a comparatively large dipole moment measured in debye, reflecting its strongly polar structure and helping to explain many of its unusual properties. The unit belongs to the older, non-SI system of measurement still widely used in chemistry alongside the formally preferred coulomb meter. Despite honoring a specific scientist, debye now functions as an ordinary lowercase unit name in scientific writing.
How DEBYE is used
Technical, used almost exclusively in chemistry and physics when describing molecular polarity.
- The molecule's dipole moment was measured at 1.85 debye.
- Chemists compared the polarity of the two compounds in debye.
- A larger value in debye indicates a more polar molecule.
- The textbook table listed dipole moments in debye for common solvents.
- Researchers recorded the dipole moment in debye during the experiment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEBYE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEBYE
The 5 tiles of DEBYE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DEBYE
1 longer words begin with DEBYE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEBYE
Common questions about DEBYE
- Is DEBYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEBYE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEBYE worth?
- DEBYE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEBYE mean?
- A unit used to measure electric dipole moment, especially of molecules, named after the physicist Peter Debye.
- What letters can be added to DEBYE?
- DEBYE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
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