SUBCLAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SUBCLAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBCLAN?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBCLAN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBCLAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subclansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBCLAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUBCLAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does SUBCLAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A smaller branch or subdivision within a larger clan of related families.
The word matters when a big family group has internal branches that keep their own identity. A subclan usually shares the ancestry of the whole clan while having its own leading household.
How SUBCLAN is used
Used in discussions of kinship and tribal structure when one branch of a clan is meant.
- Each subclan sent an elder to the gathering.
- The dispute began between two rival subclan leaders.
- She belonged to a small subclan of the Highland family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBCLAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBCLAN
1 longer words begin with SUBCLAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBCLAN
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Common questions about SUBCLAN
- Is SUBCLAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBCLAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBCLAN worth?
- SUBCLAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBCLAN mean?
- A smaller branch or subdivision within a larger clan of related families.
- What letters can be added to SUBCLAN?
- SUBCLAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUBCLAN:
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