SUBURBANITE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SUBURBANITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBURBANITE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBURBANITE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBURBANITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
suburbanitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBURBANITE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUBURBANITE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBURBANITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBURBANITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.
The suburbanite is a familiar figure in comedy and sociology: someone with a lawn, a commute and a quiet street. The word can sound slightly mocking when it suggests a settled, conventional life.
How SUBURBANITE is used
Used for residents of residential areas on the edge of a city, sometimes with a hint of stereotype.
- Every morning the suburbanite caught the early train into town.
- The film mocks the comfortable suburbanite and his tidy garden.
- A typical suburbanite spends an hour commuting each way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBURBANITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBURBANITE
1 longer words begin with SUBURBANITE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBURBANITE
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Common questions about SUBURBANITE
- Is SUBURBANITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBURBANITE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBURBANITE worth?
- SUBURBANITE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBURBANITE mean?
- A person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.
- What letters can be added to SUBURBANITE?
- SUBURBANITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUBURBANITE:
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