OVERSUBTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OVERSUBTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVERSUBTLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVERSUBTLE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVERSUBTLE
No single letter turns OVERSUBTLE into another word.
How OVERSUBTLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OVERSUBTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVERSUBTLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OVERSUBTLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Making distinctions that are too fine to be useful or easily noticed.
Calling an argument oversubtle is a polite way to say it splits hairs. The same word can describe a joke or a clue so delicate that nobody gets it.
How OVERSUBTLE is used
Used in criticism of arguments, art and humour, as in an oversubtle point.
- The lawyer's oversubtle reasoning confused the jury.
- His oversubtle hints went unnoticed by everyone.
- The director was accused of being oversubtle about the plot twist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVERSUBTLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVERSUBTLE
2 longer words begin with OVERSUBTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in OVERSUBTLE
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Common questions about OVERSUBTLE
- Is OVERSUBTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVERSUBTLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVERSUBTLE worth?
- OVERSUBTLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVERSUBTLE mean?
- Making distinctions that are too fine to be useful or easily noticed.
- What letters can be added to OVERSUBTLE?
- No single letter can be added to OVERSUBTLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OVERSUBTLE:
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