SUBMERSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBMERSE 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 SUBMERSE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBMERSE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBMERSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBMERSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBMERSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBMERSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBMERSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To put or sink something below the surface of water or another liquid.
Submerse is a less common cousin of submerge, with the same basic meaning. In botany its related form describes plants that grow entirely underwater.
How SUBMERSE is used
Submerse is rarer than submerge and is found mostly in formal or technical writing.
- They had to submerse the sample fully in the solution.
- Do not submerse the device in water while it is plugged in.
- The gardener chose to submerse the roots overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBMERSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBMERSE
2 longer words begin with SUBMERSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBMERSE
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Common questions about SUBMERSE
- Is SUBMERSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBMERSE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBMERSE worth?
- SUBMERSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBMERSE mean?
- To put or sink something below the surface of water or another liquid.
- What letters can be added to SUBMERSE?
- SUBMERSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBMERSE:
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