SUBVENE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUBVENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBVENE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBVENE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBVENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBVENE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUBVENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 631,611.
What does SUBVENE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rareformal
To arrive or occur in a way that helps or supports, or to support with a grant of money.
Subvene sits close to intervene and supervene, but the prefix suggests coming in from beneath to give aid. The financial sense, linked to a subvention, is the one still met in official writing.
How SUBVENE is used
Subvene is a rare formal verb found in older prose and in writing about public funding.
- A timely gift did subvene to save the school from closing.
- The state agreed to subvene the theatre each year.
- Luck seemed to subvene just when hope was gone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBVENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBVENE
2 longer words begin with SUBVENE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBVENE
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Common questions about SUBVENE
- Is SUBVENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBVENE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBVENE worth?
- SUBVENE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBVENE mean?
- To arrive or occur in a way that helps or supports, or to support with a grant of money.
- What letters can be added to SUBVENE?
- SUBVENE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUBVENE:
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