SUBOPTIMUM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SUBOPTIMUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
s1u1b3o1p3t1i1m3u1m3
PlayableSUBOPTIMUM · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SUBOPTIMUM?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.3%
Our own measure of how useful SUBOPTIMUM is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBOPTIMUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
suboptimumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBOPTIMUM scores
Scrabble s1u1b3o1p3t1i1m3u1m3 18
Words with Friends s1u2b4o1p4t1i1m4u2m4 24
Face value of the 10 tiles in SUBOPTIMUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBOPTIMUM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SUBOPTIMUM
1 longer words begin with SUBOPTIMUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBOPTIMUM
bumptious15 optimums14 optimum13 stomium11 utopism11 impost10 impots10 mutism10 opiums10 osmium10 sputum10 submit10 summit10 sumpit10 timbos10 tomium10 upmost10 ostium8 oubits8 outsum8 pistou8 putois8 subito8 timous8 bumps11 mumps11 bisom9 impot9 momus9 mopus9 moups9 mumus9 ombus9 opium9 piums9 pubis9 stomp9 stumm9 stump9 timbo9
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Common questions about SUBOPTIMUM
- Is SUBOPTIMUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBOPTIMUM, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBOPTIMUM worth?
- SUBOPTIMUM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBOPTIMUM?
- SUBOPTIMUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SUBOPTIMUM:
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