SUBSTRACTIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBSTRACTIONS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SUBSTRACTIONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSTRACTIONS is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSTRACTIONS
No single letter turns SUBSTRACTIONS into another word.
How SUBSTRACTIONS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SUBSTRACTIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSTRACTIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBSTRACTIONS
- SUBSTRACTIONS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SUBSTRACTIONS
The 13 tiles of SUBSTRACTIONS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSTRACTIONS
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Common questions about SUBSTRACTIONS
- Is SUBSTRACTIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SUBSTRACTIONS is not in it.
- How many points is SUBSTRACTIONS worth?
- SUBSTRACTIONS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBSTRACTIONS?
- No single letter can be added to SUBSTRACTIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SUBSTRACTIONS:
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