SUBPOLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBPOLAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBPOLAR?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBPOLAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBPOLAR
No single letter turns SUBPOLAR into another word.
How SUBPOLAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBPOLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBPOLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBPOLAR
- All 8 letters of SUBPOLAR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUBPOLAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Situated or occurring near the polar regions, just outside the polar circles.
Subpolar is a geography and climate term for areas bordering the Arctic or Antarctic. Meteorologists speak of subpolar lows, and oceanographers of subpolar waters.
How SUBPOLAR is used
Subpolar usually qualifies climate, region or ocean-current terms.
- The island has a cold subpolar climate with short summers.
- A subpolar low brought storms across the northern sea.
- Seabirds gather in the subpolar waters each spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBPOLAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBPOLAR
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Common questions about SUBPOLAR
- Is SUBPOLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBPOLAR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBPOLAR worth?
- SUBPOLAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBPOLAR mean?
- Situated or occurring near the polar regions, just outside the polar circles.
- What letters can be added to SUBPOLAR?
- No single letter can be added to SUBPOLAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBPOLAR:
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