SUBTOPIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBTOPIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBTOPIA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBTOPIA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBTOPIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBTOPIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBTOPIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBTOPIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBTOPIA
- All 8 letters of SUBTOPIA are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUBTOPIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Unattractive, sprawling suburban development that spreads over the countryside.
Subtopia is a critical word for the spread of identical housing estates, shopping centres and roads at the edge of towns. It expresses a complaint about monotony and the loss of open land.
How SUBTOPIA is used
Subtopia is usually used critically by writers and planners.
- Critics warned that subtopia would swallow the green fields.
- The road led through miles of endless subtopia.
- He moved out of the city but disliked the subtopia around it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBTOPIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBTOPIA
2 longer words begin with SUBTOPIA.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBTOPIA
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Common questions about SUBTOPIA
- Is SUBTOPIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBTOPIA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBTOPIA worth?
- SUBTOPIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBTOPIA mean?
- Unattractive, sprawling suburban development that spreads over the countryside.
- What letters can be added to SUBTOPIA?
- SUBTOPIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBTOPIA:
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