SUBGRADE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBGRADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBGRADE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBGRADE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBGRADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subgradesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBGRADE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBGRADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBGRADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBGRADE
- All 8 letters of SUBGRADE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUBGRADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The prepared natural ground lying directly beneath a road, pavement or foundation.
Engineers treat the subgrade as the base that must carry all the weight above it. A weak or wet subgrade is a common reason roads crack and sink.
How SUBGRADE is used
Subgrade is a civil engineering term for the soil layer under pavement.
- Crews compacted the subgrade before laying any gravel.
- Poor drainage softened the subgrade and the road began to sink.
- The inspector tested the strength of the subgrade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBGRADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBGRADE
1 longer words begin with SUBGRADE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBGRADE
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Common questions about SUBGRADE
- Is SUBGRADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBGRADE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBGRADE worth?
- SUBGRADE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBGRADE mean?
- The prepared natural ground lying directly beneath a road, pavement or foundation.
- What letters can be added to SUBGRADE?
- SUBGRADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBGRADE:
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