SUBSCALE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBSCALE 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 SUBSCALE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSCALE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSCALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subscalesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSCALE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBSCALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSCALE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBSCALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A smaller scale of measurement nested within a larger scale.
In psychology and survey design a subscale groups related questions to measure one aspect of a broader test. Researchers report scores for each subscale as well as an overall total.
How SUBSCALE is used
Subscale is common in questionnaires, tests and measurement studies.
- The anxiety subscale had ten items.
- Scores on each subscale were added to give the final result.
- Reliability was checked separately for every subscale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSCALE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUBSCALE
The 8 tiles of SUBSCALE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUBSCALE
1 longer words begin with SUBSCALE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSCALE
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Common questions about SUBSCALE
- Is SUBSCALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSCALE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSCALE worth?
- SUBSCALE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSCALE mean?
- A smaller scale of measurement nested within a larger scale.
- What letters can be added to SUBSCALE?
- SUBSCALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBSCALE:
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