SUBORDINARY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBORDINARY 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 accept it.
s1u1b3o1r1d2i1n1a1r1y4
Depends on the listSUBORDINARY · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SUBORDINARY?
| 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
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.45%
Our own measure of how useful SUBORDINARY is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBORDINARY
No single letter turns SUBORDINARY into another word.
How SUBORDINARY scores
Scrabble s1u1b3o1r1d2i1n1a1r1y4 17
Words with Friends s1u2b4o1r1d2i1n2a1r1y3 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUBORDINARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBORDINARY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBORDINARY
duobinary15 boundary14 ribaudry14 ordinary12 airbound11 baudrons11 inboards11 sandburr11 soundbar11 unbraids11 dinosaur9 ordinars9 boyards13 byroads13 sandboy13 unibody13 baryons12 bursary12 dysuria11 abounds10 badious10 bausond10 bordars10 boudins10 brairds10 briards10 durbars10 inboard10 ribands10 ribauds10 robands10 sandbur10 subarid10 sunbird10 unbraid10 urinary10 abusion9 arbours9 barrios9 boursin9
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Common questions about SUBORDINARY
- Is SUBORDINARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBORDINARY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBORDINARY worth?
- SUBORDINARY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBORDINARY?
- No single letter can be added to SUBORDINARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUBORDINARY:
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