The word debate is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • debate n. An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people…
  • debate n. An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
  • debate n. (Uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.

25 valid words from 3 definitions

AN AND ARGUMENT BUT CIVIL DISCUSSION FORMAL GENERALLY IN INFORMAL MORE OF OFTEN OPPOSING OR ORDERED PEOPLE SETTING SPIRITED THAN TWO UNCOUNTABLE USUALLY VIEWS WITH

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AT ATE BA BAT BATE DE DEB TE

9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AB ABED BE BED ED ET ETA TA TAB

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DEBASE DELATE DERATE REBATE SEBATE

8 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DEBATED DEBATER DEBATES DEBATERS DEBATEFUL DEBATEABLE DEBATEMENT DEBATEMENTS

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UNDEBATED OUTDEBATED OUTDEBATES

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

OUTDEBATE PREDEBATE POSTDEBATE

16 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+D DEBATED
+H BEATHED
+J JETBEAD
+L BELATED BLEATED
+M BEDMATE
+R BERATED BETREAD DEBATER REBATED TABERED
+S BEASTED BESTEAD DEBATES
+T ABETTED
+X BETAXED

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A BETED
-B TEADE TEAED
-E BATED

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1320 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5973 chance (0.02%).

Other languages

  • Valid: French Spanish
  • Invalid: German Italian Romanian
  • (In French) DÉBÂTER v. [cj. aimer]. Libérer (une bête de somme) de son bât.
  • (In Spanish) DEBATE m. Controversia sobre una cosa entre dos o más personas.
  • (In Spanish) DEBATIR tr. Altercar, contender, discutir, disputar sobre una cosa.
  • (In Spanish) DEBATIRSE prnl. Luchar resistiéndose, esforzarse, agitarse.

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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