Is DEBUG a word?
DEBUG is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 15 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DEBUG is a valid word.
What does debug mean?
verb: locate and correct errors in a computer program code.
“debug this program”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DEBUG: word details
- Pronunciation: dee-BUHG (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so DEBUG works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of debug
Shorter words inside debug
Words you can make from the letters of debug.
Solve a whole rack, not just DEBUG
DEBUG is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DEBUG mean?
DEBUG is a verb. It means: locate and correct errors in a computer program code.
Is DEBUG a valid word?
Yes, DEBUG is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.