Unscramble SUBORDINATE and you have 447 words, SUBORDINATE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. BOUNDARIES is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SUBORDINATE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 34 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 51 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with SUBORDINATE letters: BOUNDARIES, 13 points.
Among 34 9-letter words in SUBORDINATE, the top score is 12, reached by 12. DURATIONS is the familiar one.
56 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBORDINATE tie at 11 points; none scores more. OBTAINED, UNBIASED and REBOUNDS will look familiar.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words from SUBORDINATE scores 10. BROADEN, BINDERS and BURDENS are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBORDINATE come to 60, each scoring 9 points. BOARDS, BRANDS and BODIES are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words from SUBORDINATE scores 8. BASED, BOARD and BRAND are everyday picks.
43 of 60 4-letter words in SUBORDINATE tie at 7 points; none scores more. BASE, BAND and DEBT will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with SUBORDINATE letters, 10 score 6 points, the group's best. BUT, BAD and BIT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of SUBORDINATE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with SU · ending in TE · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BOUNDARIES (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SUBORDINATE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBORDINATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 447) | 348 | 447 | 313 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OBDURATES, SOUNDBITE, TUBEROIDS, ANTBIRDS, BANDSTER, BARDIEST, BOARDIES, BOTANISER, BRAIDEST, BRANDISE, BRONDEST, DEBITORS and 87 more, 99 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BANDURIST, UNABORTED, ANTIBUSER, BANDIEST, BANDITOS, BOUTADES, BROASTED, BURNSIDE, SIDEBURN, SOUNDBAR, SUBTRADE, UNBASTED and 23 more, 35 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SUBORDINATE and one more.