SUBADULT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SUBADULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBADULT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBADULT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBADULT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subadultsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBADULT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBADULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBADULT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBADULT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An animal that has nearly reached adulthood but is not yet fully mature.
Biologists use subadult for creatures whose size or markings are close to those of grown animals but not identical. It sits between juvenile and adult in field notes.
How SUBADULT is used
The word subadult is common in wildlife surveys and zoology reports.
- The researchers photographed a subadult wolf near the river.
- A subadult can often be told apart by its duller plumage.
- The subadult left its mother to find new territory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBADULT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBADULT
1 longer words begin with SUBADULT.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBADULT
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Common questions about SUBADULT
- Is SUBADULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBADULT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBADULT worth?
- SUBADULT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBADULT mean?
- An animal that has nearly reached adulthood but is not yet fully mature.
- What letters can be added to SUBADULT?
- SUBADULT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBADULT:
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