SUBTUNIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBTUNIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBTUNIC?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBTUNIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBTUNIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subtunicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBTUNIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBTUNIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBTUNIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBTUNIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A tunic worn underneath another tunic or outer garment.
In historical costume a subtunic served as an inner layer, giving warmth and protecting the outer garment from sweat. The term is mainly used by costume historians and reenactors.
How SUBTUNIC is used
Subtunic is a specialist term in costume history and reenactment.
- Under the wool coat he wore a linen subtunic.
- The museum displayed a plain subtunic from the period.
- She sewed a subtunic for the Roman costume.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBTUNIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBTUNIC
1 longer words begin with SUBTUNIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBTUNIC
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Common questions about SUBTUNIC
- Is SUBTUNIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBTUNIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBTUNIC worth?
- SUBTUNIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBTUNIC mean?
- A tunic worn underneath another tunic or outer garment.
- What letters can be added to SUBTUNIC?
- SUBTUNIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBTUNIC:
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