Scrabble Word Finder

SUBDWARF is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points

Yes for Scrabble. SUBDWARF 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.

s1u1b3d2w4a1r1f4
PlayableSUBDWARF · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept SUBDWARF?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 42 / 100

42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2.13
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
4.13%

Our own measure of how useful SUBDWARF is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SUBDWARF

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

subdwarfs18

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SUBDWARF scores

Scrabble s1u1b3d2w4a1r1f4 17
Words with Friends s1u2b4d2w4a1r1f4 19

Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBDWARF, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
s14
u14
b12
d14
w12
a19
r16
f12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBDWARF has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SUBDWARF

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with SUBDWARF

subdwarfs18

1 longer words begin with SUBDWARF.

Shorter words from the letters in SUBDWARF

dwarfs13 frauds10 usward10 absurd9 dwarf12 bawds11 swarf11 barfs10 bawrs10 braws10 frabs10 fubar10 warbs10 draws9 fards9 faurd9 fraud9 sward9 wards9 bards8 bauds8 brads8 budas8 burds8 darbs8 daubs8 drabs8 drubs8 fraus8 waurs8 baurs7 buras7 bursa7 daurs6 duars6 duras6 rudas6 bawd10 faws10 barf9

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Common questions about SUBDWARF

Is SUBDWARF valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SUBDWARF is not in it.
How many points is SUBDWARF worth?
SUBDWARF is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SUBDWARF?
SUBDWARF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBDWARF:

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