SUBREFERENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBREFERENCE 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SUBREFERENCE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBREFERENCE is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBREFERENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subreferencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBREFERENCE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SUBREFERENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBREFERENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBREFERENCE
- The letter E appears four times in SUBREFERENCE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SUBREFERENCE
1 longer words begin with SUBREFERENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBREFERENCE
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Common questions about SUBREFERENCE
- Is SUBREFERENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SUBREFERENCE is not in it.
- How many points is SUBREFERENCE worth?
- SUBREFERENCE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBREFERENCE?
- SUBREFERENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SUBREFERENCE:
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