Is DEBARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEBARS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEBARS mean?
Debars is a form of DEBAR.
- verb
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
- verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
“Let's avoid a confrontation”
- verb
prevent from entering; keep out
“He was barred from membership in the club”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
D (2) + E (1) + B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DEBARS
DEBARS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of DEBARS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DEBARS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ardebs9
- bardes9
- beards9
- breads9
- sabred9
- serdab9
- ardeb8
- barde8
- bards8
- bared8
- based8
- beads8
- beard8
- brads8
- bread8
- darbs8
- debar8
- drabs8
- sabed8
- bares7
- baser7
- bears7
- braes7
- saber7
- sabre7
- abed7
- bade7
- bads7
- bard7
- bead7
- beds7
- brad7
- bred7
- dabs7
- darb7
- debs7
- drab7
- dares6
- dears6
- rased6
- reads6
- arbs6
- baes6
- bare6
- bars6
- base6
- bear6
- brae6
- bras6
- rebs6
- sabe6
- bad6
- bed6
- dab6
- deb6
- dare5
- dear5
- rads5
- read5
- reds5
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