SUBGENERIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBGENERIC is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SUBGENERIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBGENERIC is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBGENERIC
No single letter turns SUBGENERIC into another word.
How SUBGENERIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SUBGENERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBGENERIC has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SUBGENERIC
1 longer words begin with SUBGENERIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBGENERIC
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Common questions about SUBGENERIC
- Is SUBGENERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBGENERIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBGENERIC worth?
- SUBGENERIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBGENERIC?
- No single letter can be added to SUBGENERIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SUBGENERIC:
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