SUBTILE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SUBTILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBTILE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBTILE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBTILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subtilerChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SUBTILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUBTILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does SUBTILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
An old spelling of subtle: delicate, fine, thin, or cunning.
Writers of earlier centuries reached for subtile when they described rarefied air, a crafty serpent or a hair-splitting argument. Its Latin root is the same as that of subtle, and the two once lived side by side. Today the shorter spelling has replaced subtile almost everywhere.
How SUBTILE is used
Found in older literature and dictionaries; modern writing uses subtle.
- The old text speaks of a subtile air above the mountain.
- He was a subtile serpent among the beasts of the field.
- The scholar drew a subtile distinction between the two terms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBTILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUBTILE
The 7 tiles of SUBTILE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUBTILE
5 longer words begin with SUBTILE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBTILE
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Common questions about SUBTILE
- Is SUBTILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBTILE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBTILE worth?
- SUBTILE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBTILE mean?
- An old spelling of subtle: delicate, fine, thin, or cunning.
- What letters can be added to SUBTILE?
- SUBTILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUBTILE:
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