SUBTRACTING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SUBTRACTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
s1u1b3t1r1a1c3t1i1n1g2
PlayableSUBTRACTING · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SUBTRACTING?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.18%
Our own measure of how useful SUBTRACTING is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBTRACTING
No single letter turns SUBTRACTING into another word.
How SUBTRACTING scores
Scrabble s1u1b3t1r1a1c3t1i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends s1u2b4t1r1a1c4t1i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUBTRACTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBTRACTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBTRACTING
subacting14 scratting12 surbating12 urticants11 bracings13 curbings13 scubaing13 abstrict12 subtract12 abutting11 battings11 brasting11 brusting11 brutings11 bursting11 crusting11 curating11 cuttings11 scarting11 scatting11 scauring11 tracings11 tracting11 tungstic11 curtains10 instruct10 saturnic10 taciturn10 turacins10 turbants10 urbanist10 urticant10 rattings9 ruttings9 starting9 sturting9 trusting9 antirust8 naturist8 bracing12
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Common questions about SUBTRACTING
- Is SUBTRACTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBTRACTING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBTRACTING worth?
- SUBTRACTING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBTRACTING?
- No single letter can be added to SUBTRACTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUBTRACTING:
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