SUBOCTAVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBOCTAVES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SUBOCTAVES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBOCTAVES is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBOCTAVES
No single letter turns SUBOCTAVES into another word.
How SUBOCTAVES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SUBOCTAVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBOCTAVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBOCTAVES
- SUBOCTAVES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUBOCTAVES mean in Scrabble?
SUBOCTAVES is the plural of SUBOCTAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBOCTAVES
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Common questions about SUBOCTAVES
- Is SUBOCTAVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SUBOCTAVES is not in it.
- How many points is SUBOCTAVES worth?
- SUBOCTAVES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBOCTAVES?
- No single letter can be added to SUBOCTAVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SUBOCTAVES:
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