SUBSENSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SUBSENSE 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 SUBSENSE?
| 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 SUBSENSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSENSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subsensesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSENSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBSENSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSENSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBSENSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A narrower meaning listed under a broader meaning of a word in a dictionary.
Lexicographers group a subsense beneath its parent sense so readers can see how meanings branch. The structure saves space and shows which uses are closely linked.
How SUBSENSE is used
Subsense is a dictionary-making term for a nested definition.
- The entry lists three subsense items under the first meaning.
- Each subsense is marked with a letter.
- The editor moved the subsense up to a main sense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSENSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBSENSE
1 longer words begin with SUBSENSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSENSE
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Common questions about SUBSENSE
- Is SUBSENSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSENSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSENSE worth?
- SUBSENSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSENSE mean?
- A narrower meaning listed under a broader meaning of a word in a dictionary.
- What letters can be added to SUBSENSE?
- SUBSENSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBSENSE:
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