SUBAREA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SUBAREA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBAREA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBAREA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBAREA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subareasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBAREA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUBAREA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does SUBAREA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A smaller area that is part of a larger one.
A subarea lets planners, scientists or managers split a big region or field into parts that are easier to handle. A city may be divided into subareas for zoning, and a research topic into subareas for study. It makes the smaller part clear without naming a full district.
How SUBAREA is used
Used in planning, geography and academic writing for a division of a larger zone or field.
- The park was split into three subarea zones for conservation.
- Each subarea of the survey was assigned to a different team.
- Machine translation is a busy subarea of linguistics.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBAREA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUBAREA
The 7 tiles of SUBAREA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUBAREA
1 longer words begin with SUBAREA.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBAREA
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Common questions about SUBAREA
- Is SUBAREA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBAREA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBAREA worth?
- SUBAREA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBAREA mean?
- A smaller area that is part of a larger one.
- What letters can be added to SUBAREA?
- SUBAREA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUBAREA:
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