SUBORN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SUBORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBORN?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBORN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBORN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SUBORN, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does SUBORN mean in Scrabble?
verb
formallegal
To persuade someone, usually with a bribe, to do something illegal or dishonest, especially to lie under oath.
To suborn a witness is to induce that person to give false evidence, and the crime is called subornation of perjury. The verb comes from Latin roots meaning to equip secretly from below, which hints at the hidden, backstage nature of the act. Outside the courtroom, it can describe corrupting an official or a guard by money or pressure.
How SUBORN is used
Formal and mostly legal; typical of reports about courts, corruption and perjury.
- The prosecutor accused him of trying to suborn a witness.
- No guard could be found who would suborn the prison gate.
- It is a crime to suborn someone into giving false testimony.
- Rival firms tried to suborn the clerk with gifts.
- The spy hoped to suborn an official in the ministry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBORN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUBORN
The 6 tiles of SUBORN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUBORN
8 longer words begin with SUBORN.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBORN
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Common questions about SUBORN
- Is SUBORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBORN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBORN worth?
- SUBORN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBORN mean?
- To persuade someone, usually with a bribe, to do something illegal or dishonest, especially to lie under oath.
- What letters can be added to SUBORN?
- SUBORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SUBORN:
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