SUBLITTORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SUBLITTORAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBLITTORAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBLITTORAL is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBLITTORAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sublittoralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBLITTORAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUBLITTORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBLITTORAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBLITTORAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of the sea zone lying just below the low-tide mark and reaching to the edge of the continental shelf.
Sublittoral waters are always submerged, unlike the shore itself, which is exposed at low tide. Marine biologists find rich kelp beds and many fish in the sublittoral habitat.
How SUBLITTORAL is used
Sublittoral is a marine biology and oceanography term.
- Divers surveyed the sublittoral zone off the coast.
- Kelp forests thrive in sublittoral waters.
- The sublittoral seabed was covered in sand and shells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBLITTORAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBLITTORAL
1 longer words begin with SUBLITTORAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBLITTORAL
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Common questions about SUBLITTORAL
- Is SUBLITTORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBLITTORAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBLITTORAL worth?
- SUBLITTORAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBLITTORAL mean?
- Of the sea zone lying just below the low-tide mark and reaching to the edge of the continental shelf.
- What letters can be added to SUBLITTORAL?
- SUBLITTORAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUBLITTORAL:
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