SUBPAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SUBPAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBPAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBPAR is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBPAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subpartChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SUBPAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SUBPAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does SUBPAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Below the usual or expected standard.
The term borrows from golf, where par is the number of strokes a good player is expected to need on a hole. Anything subpar falls short of that benchmark, though in ordinary speech it has left the golf course entirely. A subpar meal, a subpar season or a subpar performance all disappoint without being disastrous.
How SUBPAR is used
Written solid or hyphenated (sub-par); mildly critical, used of work, results and service.
- The hotel gave us subpar service all week.
- Critics called the sequel a subpar effort.
- His subpar form cost him a place in the squad.
- We were told the batch was subpar and returned it.
- A subpar harvest raised prices across the region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBPAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBPAR
5 longer words begin with SUBPAR.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBPAR
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Common questions about SUBPAR
- Is SUBPAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBPAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBPAR worth?
- SUBPAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBPAR mean?
- Below the usual or expected standard.
- What letters can be added to SUBPAR?
- SUBPAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SUBPAR:
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