SUBURBAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBURBAN 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 SUBURBAN?
| 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 SUBURBAN 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 SUBURBAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
suburbansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBURBAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBURBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBURBAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBURBAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to, or located in, a residential area on the edge of a city.
Suburban can be a neutral description of housing, schools and shops outside the city centre. It sometimes carries a mild suggestion of dullness or conformity, depending on the speaker.
How SUBURBAN is used
Suburban describes places and lifestyles at the edge of cities, and sometimes people who live there.
- They bought a suburban house with a small garden.
- A suburban train line connects the towns to the city.
- Some novels mock the quiet suburban way of life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBURBAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBURBAN
17 longer words begin with SUBURBAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBURBAN
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Common questions about SUBURBAN
- Is SUBURBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBURBAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBURBAN worth?
- SUBURBAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBURBAN mean?
- Relating to, or located in, a residential area on the edge of a city.
- What letters can be added to SUBURBAN?
- SUBURBAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBURBAN:
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