What DEBATED Means
DEBATED is a form of DEBATE, which 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)
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DEBATED is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 B3 A1 T1 E1 D2.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In DEBATED
62 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.
6 letter words (3)
5 letter words (6)
4 letter words (19)
3 letter words (20)
2 letter words (14)
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