SUBSIDIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SUBSIDIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBSIDIZE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSIDIZE is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSIDIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSIDIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SUBSIDIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSIDIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBSIDIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To support something financially, often by paying part of its cost so that its price stays low.
Governments commonly subsidize things they want to encourage, such as farming, transport or housing, and the money keeps prices lower than the market would set. Critics argue that to subsidize an industry can hide its real costs.
How SUBSIDIZE is used
Common in economics and politics; the object is the activity or group that receives the support.
- The state agreed to subsidize rural bus services.
- Parents often subsidize their children's first apartment.
- Some argue it is wrong to subsidize fuel when prices are already high.
- The festival is partly subsidized by local businesses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSIDIZE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBSIDIZE
4 longer words begin with SUBSIDIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSIDIZE
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Common questions about SUBSIDIZE
- Is SUBSIDIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSIDIZE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSIDIZE worth?
- SUBSIDIZE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSIDIZE mean?
- To support something financially, often by paying part of its cost so that its price stays low.
- What letters can be added to SUBSIDIZE?
- SUBSIDIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SUBSIDIZE:
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