490 words come out when you unscramble SUBORDINATES, starting with SUBORDINATES itself: 15 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SUBORDINATES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 17 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 51 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with SUBORDINATES letters: SUBORDINATE, for 14 points.
17 10-letter words in SUBORDINATES; 7 of them share the top score of 13. BOUNDARIES is an everyday pick.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBORDINATES, the top score is 12, reached by 27. DINOSAURS and ASTEROIDS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 8-letter words from SUBORDINATES score 11 points. OBTAINED, REBOUNDS and BROADEST are the ones most people know.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBORDINATES come to 60, each scoring 10 points. BROADEN, BINDERS and BURDENS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from SUBORDINATES score 9 points. BOARDS, BRANDS and BODIES are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words in SUBORDINATES come to 60, each scoring 8 points. BASED, BOARD and BRAND are the familiar ones.
43 of 60 4-letter words made with SUBORDINATES letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. BASE, BAND and DEBT will look familiar.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBORDINATES; 10 of them share the top score of 6. BUT, BAD and BIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SUBORDINATES but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ADSORBENTS, BANDURISTS, BAUDRONSES, BOUNDARIES and TURBIDNESS (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SUBORDINATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBORDINATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 490) | 384 | 490 | 344 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SOUNDBITES, ABSTERSION, BANDSTERS, BOTANISERS, BRANDISES, OBDURATES, SOUNDBITE, TUBEROIDS, ANTBIRDS, BANDSTER, BARDIEST, BASTIDES and 94 more, 106 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BANDURISTS, ANTIBUSERS, BANDURIST, SOUNDBARS, SUBTRADES, UNABORTED, UNBIASSED, ABORTUSES, ANTIBUSER, BANDIEST, BANDITOS, BOUTADES and 28 more, 40 in all.