What DEBATES Means
DEBATES 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
DEBATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 B3 A1 T1 E1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Anagrams of DEBATES (2)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In DEBATES
148 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 (12)
5 letter words (34)
4 letter words (48)
3 letter words (37)
2 letter words (17)
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