SUBGUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SUBGUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBGUM?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBGUM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBGUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subgumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBGUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SUBGUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does SUBGUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Chinese-style dish of mixed vegetables, often with small pieces of meat or seafood.
Subgum comes from a Cantonese phrase meaning mixed or assorted, and on a menu it signals a stir-fry built from many ingredients such as water chestnuts, mushrooms, bean sprouts and sliced greens. It is a staple of Chinese-American restaurant cooking, where it usually appears as chicken subgum or shrimp subgum. The word is a useful one in word games because of its unusual run of consonants.
How SUBGUM is used
Mostly seen on restaurant menus, often in the pattern chicken subgum or shrimp subgum.
- We ordered a large portion of subgum with steamed rice.
- The subgum was crisp, bright and lightly seasoned.
- She picked the water chestnuts out of her subgum first.
- Shrimp subgum was the cheapest dish on the lunch menu.
- A good subgum depends on cutting every vegetable to the same size.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBGUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBGUM
1 longer words begin with SUBGUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBGUM
Common questions about SUBGUM
- Is SUBGUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBGUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBGUM worth?
- SUBGUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBGUM mean?
- A Chinese-style dish of mixed vegetables, often with small pieces of meat or seafood.
- What letters can be added to SUBGUM?
- SUBGUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SUBGUM:
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