Is DEBAUCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEBAUCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEBAUCHES mean?
Debauches is a form of DEBAUCH.
- noun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
“debauch the young people with wine and women”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + B (3) + A (1) + U (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DEBAUCHES
DEBAUCHES 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.
Words you can make from DEBAUCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beached15
- debauch15
- beaches14
- bached14
- beheads13
- subhead13
- baches13
- abduces12
- scubaed12
- bashed12
- behead12
- bushed12
- cashed12
- chased12
- chused12
- beach12
- beech12
- chubs12
- because11
- abduce11
- ached11
- chads11
- eched11
- bach11
- chub11
- aches10
- chase10
- chuse10
- cubed10
- eches10
- habus10
- sauch10
- subah10
- chad10
- abused9
- caused9
- ceased9
- daubes9
- debase9
- deuces9
- educes9
- sauced9
- seabed9
- seduce9
- ashed9
- cubes9
- deash9
- hades9
- heads9
- heeds9
- sadhe9
- sadhu9
- scuba9
- shade9
- ache9
- bash9
- bush9
- cash9
- each9
- eche9
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