SUBSIDISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBSIDISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBSIDISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSIDISE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSIDISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSIDISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SUBSIDISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSIDISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBSIDISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To pay part of the cost of something so that its price stays low or the activity can continue.
Governments often subsidise farming, housing or public transport to keep it affordable. The word is the usual British spelling, while American writers prefer a z.
How SUBSIDISE is used
Used for state or organisational support; people subsidise a thing, and the money comes from outside the buyer.
- The council will subsidise bus fares for students.
- Many countries subsidise the fuel used by farmers.
- Wealthier members agreed to subsidise the cost of the trip for everyone else.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSIDISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUBSIDISE
The 9 tiles of SUBSIDISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUBSIDISE
4 longer words begin with SUBSIDISE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSIDISE
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Common questions about SUBSIDISE
- Is SUBSIDISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSIDISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSIDISE worth?
- SUBSIDISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSIDISE mean?
- To pay part of the cost of something so that its price stays low or the activity can continue.
- What letters can be added to SUBSIDISE?
- SUBSIDISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SUBSIDISE:
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