SUBSPECIES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SUBSPECIES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBSPECIES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSPECIES is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSPECIES
No single letter turns SUBSPECIES into another word.
How SUBSPECIES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SUBSPECIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSPECIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBSPECIES
- SUBSPECIES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUBSPECIES mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A distinct group within a species, usually an isolated geographical race.
A subspecies can still breed with other members of its species, which is what separates it from a full species. Its scientific name carries a third Latin word.
How SUBSPECIES is used
Subspecies is used in biology and conservation, and is the same in the plural.
- The island fox is a rare subspecies.
- Biologists named a new subspecies of tiger.
- Each subspecies has slightly different markings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSPECIES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSPECIES
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Common questions about SUBSPECIES
- Is SUBSPECIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSPECIES, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSPECIES worth?
- SUBSPECIES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSPECIES mean?
- A distinct group within a species, usually an isolated geographical race.
- What letters can be added to SUBSPECIES?
- No single letter can be added to SUBSPECIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SUBSPECIES:
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