SUBBASIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBBASIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBBASIN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBBASIN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBBASIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subbasinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBBASIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBBASIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBBASIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBBASIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A smaller section of a larger river or drainage basin, drained by its own tributary.
Hydrologists divide large watersheds into subbasins so they can study and manage each part separately. Each subbasin feeds its own stream into the main river.
How SUBBASIN is used
Subbasin appears in geography, water management and environmental reports.
- The river system is divided into twelve subbasins for flood planning.
- Pollution levels in the northern subbasin were higher than elsewhere.
- Each subbasin has its own monitoring station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBBASIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBBASIN
1 longer words begin with SUBBASIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBBASIN
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Common questions about SUBBASIN
- Is SUBBASIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBBASIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBBASIN worth?
- SUBBASIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBBASIN mean?
- A smaller section of a larger river or drainage basin, drained by its own tributary.
- What letters can be added to SUBBASIN?
- SUBBASIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBBASIN:
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