Is DEBOUCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEBOUCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEBOUCHES mean?
Debouches is a form of DEBOUCH.
- verb
march out (as from a defile) into open ground
“The regiments debouched from the valley”
- verb
pass out or emerge; especially of rivers
“The tributary debouched into the big river”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 9
D (2) + E (1) + B (3) + O (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 DEBOUCHES
DEBOUCHES 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 DEBOUCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- debouche16
- bouchees15
- debouch15
- bouchee14
- subecho14
- choused13
- douches13
- hocused13
- subcode12
- bushed12
- chused12
- coshed12
- douche12
- echoed12
- ouched12
- beech12
- chubs12
- chouse11
- echoes11
- ouches11
- eched11
- chub11
- housed10
- chose10
- chuse10
- cubed10
- eches10
- echos10
- hocus10
- oches10
- boused9
- coudes9
- deuces9
- educes9
- escudo9
- seduce9
- cubes9
- heeds9
- hosed9
- shoed9
- bosh9
- bush9
- cosh9
- eche9
- echo9
- hobs9
- hubs9
- oche9
- ouch9
- such9
- bodes8
- bused8
- cedes8
- codes8
- coeds8
- coude8
- decos8
- deuce8
- dobes8
- douce8
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