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
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
6
Letters
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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