SUBWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SUBWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBWAY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBWAY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBWAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SUBWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does SUBWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
An underground railway in a city; in British use, a tunnel for pedestrians under a road.
Americans take the subway to work, while a British reader may picture a short walkway beneath a busy junction. Which sense is meant depends on the country of the writer.
How SUBWAY is used
In North America it means the metro train; in Britain it usually means a pedestrian tunnel.
- She caught the subway downtown at rush hour.
- The subway under the ring road smelled damp.
- Every subway car was full this morning.
- A new subway line opens next year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBWAY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBWAY
3 longer words begin with SUBWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBWAY
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Common questions about SUBWAY
- Is SUBWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBWAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBWAY worth?
- SUBWAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBWAY mean?
- An underground railway in a city; in British use, a tunnel for pedestrians under a road.
- What letters can be added to SUBWAY?
- SUBWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SUBWAY:
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