SUBERIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SUBERIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBERIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBERIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBERIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
suberinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBERIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUBERIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about SUBERIN
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUBERIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A waxy, waterproof substance found in the cell walls of cork and other corky plant tissues.
Suberin makes cork both light and watertight, which is why bottle stoppers work so well. Plants also lay it down in root surfaces and wound tissue to keep out water and germs. The substance gets its name from the Latin word for the cork oak.
How SUBERIN is used
Used in plant biology and materials science when discussing cork and bark.
- The cork cells are coated in suberin, which keeps water out.
- A layer of suberin formed over the cut surface of the potato.
- Roots deposit suberin to control what enters from the soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBERIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUBERIN
The 7 tiles of SUBERIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SUBERIN
1 longer words begin with SUBERIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBERIN
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Common questions about SUBERIN
- Is SUBERIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBERIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBERIN worth?
- SUBERIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBERIN mean?
- A waxy, waterproof substance found in the cell walls of cork and other corky plant tissues.
- What letters can be added to SUBERIN?
- SUBERIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUBERIN:
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