SUBPERIOD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SUBPERIOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBPERIOD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBPERIOD is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBPERIOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subperiodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBPERIOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SUBPERIOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBPERIOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBPERIOD
- All 9 letters of SUBPERIOD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUBPERIOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A smaller stretch of time that forms one part of a longer period.
Historians and scientists carve long eras into shorter slices so they can describe change more precisely. A subperiod usually has its own character, such as a war, a style or a climate shift. Geology uses the idea constantly when dividing ages of rock.
How SUBPERIOD is used
A subperiod is named when a broad era needs to be split into more detailed phases.
- The early subperiod of the dynasty was marked by constant war.
- Each subperiod of the Carboniferous has its own fossils.
- The artist's blue phase is a short subperiod within his early career.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBPERIOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBPERIOD
1 longer words begin with SUBPERIOD.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBPERIOD
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Common questions about SUBPERIOD
- Is SUBPERIOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBPERIOD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBPERIOD worth?
- SUBPERIOD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBPERIOD mean?
- A smaller stretch of time that forms one part of a longer period.
- What letters can be added to SUBPERIOD?
- SUBPERIOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SUBPERIOD:
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