SUBDUCT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBDUCT 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 SUBDUCT?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBDUCT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBDUCT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subductsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBDUCT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUBDUCT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does SUBDUCT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To move or push downward underneath something, as one plate of the earth's crust moves beneath another.
In geology a plate is said to subduct when it slides below its neighbour into the mantle. An older and now rare sense means to withdraw or take away, and the related word subduce has the same older meaning.
How SUBDUCT is used
Subduct is common in geology, usually in the form subducting plate or subducted slab.
- The oceanic plate will subduct beneath the continent.
- Dense crust tends to subduct more easily than light crust.
- Over millions of years the slab continued to subduct.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBDUCT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBDUCT
5 longer words begin with SUBDUCT.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBDUCT
Common questions about SUBDUCT
- Is SUBDUCT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBDUCT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBDUCT worth?
- SUBDUCT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBDUCT mean?
- To move or push downward underneath something, as one plate of the earth's crust moves beneath another.
- What letters can be added to SUBDUCT?
- SUBDUCT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUBDUCT:
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