Debases
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of debase, meaning corrupts, degrades, or lowers the moral quality or value of something.
“Cheap imitation debases the original work and misleads the public about its true value.”
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Ends in -SES, contains double E and double S, B is the key uncommon letter
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Worth 10 points, B scores 3, double E and double S clear surplus vowels and common tiles
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