SUBVOCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SUBVOCAL 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 SUBVOCAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBVOCAL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBVOCAL
No single letter turns SUBVOCAL into another word.
How SUBVOCAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBVOCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBVOCAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBVOCAL
- All 8 letters of SUBVOCAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SUBVOCAL
11 longer words begin with SUBVOCAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBVOCAL
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Common questions about SUBVOCAL
- Is SUBVOCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBVOCAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBVOCAL worth?
- SUBVOCAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBVOCAL?
- No single letter can be added to SUBVOCAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBVOCAL:
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