SUBCAUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBCAUSE 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 SUBCAUSE?
| 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 SUBCAUSE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBCAUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subcausesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBCAUSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBCAUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBCAUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBCAUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A secondary or subordinate cause that contributes to a larger one.
A subcause sits beneath the main cause in a chain of reasoning, as when a chart breaks a problem into its contributing factors. The term is uncommon outside analytical writing.
How SUBCAUSE is used
Subcause is found mainly in analysis and reports that break a problem into levels.
- The team listed each subcause under the main heading of delays.
- A missing part was only one subcause of the failure.
- Tracing every subcause took several weeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBCAUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBCAUSE
1 longer words begin with SUBCAUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBCAUSE
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Common questions about SUBCAUSE
- Is SUBCAUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBCAUSE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBCAUSE worth?
- SUBCAUSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBCAUSE mean?
- A secondary or subordinate cause that contributes to a larger one.
- What letters can be added to SUBCAUSE?
- SUBCAUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBCAUSE:
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