SUBORDINARIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBORDINARIES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SUBORDINARIES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBORDINARIES is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBORDINARIES
No single letter turns SUBORDINARIES into another word.
How SUBORDINARIES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SUBORDINARIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBORDINARIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBORDINARIES
- SUBORDINARIES begins and ends with the same letter.
- SUBORDINARIES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SUBORDINARIES
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Common questions about SUBORDINARIES
- Is SUBORDINARIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBORDINARIES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBORDINARIES worth?
- SUBORDINARIES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBORDINARIES?
- No single letter can be added to SUBORDINARIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SUBORDINARIES:
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