What DEBATE Means
- verb: argue with one another“We debated the question of abortion”
- verb: think about carefully; weigh“They considered the possibility of a strike”
- noun: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal“the argument over foreign aid goes on and on”
- noun: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DEBATE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 B3 A1 T1 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In DEBATE
53 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
5 letter words (4)
4 letter words (17)
3 letter words (18)
2 letter words (14)
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