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debile

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Is debile a Scrabble word?

Yes, debile is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of debile?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (obsolete) Weak; feeble.Examples: "So, then, it was no surprise to the ranchhold when the buckboard spun to the door, and Raidler took up his debile protégé like a handful of rags and set him down upon the gallery."obsolete

2. (historical) Having debilism.Examples: "Being a little debile and unclear of mind he did not realize the risks he was running by passing all his nights in the same bed as the daughter, while he himself was suffering continually from a dammed-up sexual drive."; "Cretins are debile, hard of hearing, and small in stature."; "‘Debile’ patients suffered from moderate mental retardation or learning difficulty."historical

noun (English)

1. (historical) A person with debilism.Examples: "A very important group of the mentally abnormal, the oligophrenes, who — according to the degree of lack of intelligence — are called idiots, imbeciles, or debiles, are inter alia also predisposed to misbehaviour because they lack the ability to understand what to do in a situation demanding action."; "As a rule debiles act on normalpsychologic^([sic]) inducements and their criminality is determined by social influences, which they are not apt to assimilate without conflicts. Therefore idiots are always irresponsible, but debiles are as a rule responsible."; "Oligophrenes (debiles) are taught in special schools in the maintenance of the Ministry of Public Education of the R.S.F.S.R."historical

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "debile"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "debile"?

Scrabble
9 points
D2
E1
B3
I1
L1
E1
Words With Friends
11 points
D2
E1
B4
I1
L2
E1

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