SUBTROPICS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SUBTROPICS 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.
s1u1b3t1r1o1p3i1c3s1
PlayableSUBTROPICS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SUBTROPICS?
| 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%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.7%
Our own measure of how useful SUBTROPICS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBTROPICS
No single letter turns SUBTROPICS into another word.
How SUBTROPICS scores
Scrabble s1u1b3t1r1o1p3i1c3s1 16
Words with Friends s1u2b4t1r1o1p4i1c4s1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in SUBTROPICS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBTROPICS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBTROPICS
- SUBTROPICS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SUBTROPICS
subscript15 subtopics15 subtropic15 suboptic14 subtopic14 crossbit12 borsics11 bustics11 cubists11 postbus11 probits11 prussic11 scripts11 strobic11 tropics11 bistros9 citrous9 pistous9 purists9 riposts9 rustics9 scrutos9 sprouts9 spruits9 stroups9 stupors9 uprists9 upstirs9 suitors7 tsouris7 pubcos12 borsic10 bustic10 corpus10 courbs10 crisps10 croups10 cubist10 cubits10 cuspis10
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Common questions about SUBTROPICS
- Is SUBTROPICS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBTROPICS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBTROPICS worth?
- SUBTROPICS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBTROPICS?
- No single letter can be added to SUBTROPICS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SUBTROPICS:
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