SUBBUREAU is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. SUBBUREAU is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept SUBBUREAU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBBUREAU is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBBUREAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBBUREAU scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SUBBUREAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 3 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBBUREAU has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBBUREAU
- SUBBUREAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SUBBUREAU
2 longer words begin with SUBBUREAU.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBBUREAU
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Common questions about SUBBUREAU
- Is SUBBUREAU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SUBBUREAU is not in it.
- How many points is SUBBUREAU worth?
- SUBBUREAU is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBBUREAU?
- SUBBUREAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SUBBUREAU:
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