447 words come out when you unscramble SUBSTRACTION, starting with SUBSTRACTION itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 16 points: OBSCURANTIST and SUBTRACTIONS. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SUBSTRACTION by length: 3 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 13 with 10, 37 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
3 12-letter words made with SUBSTRACTION letters use every letter: SUBSTRACTION and its 2 anagrams SUBTRACTIONS and OBSCURANTIST, all with 16 points.
SUBTRACTION tops the 11-letter words in SUBSTRACTION at 15 points; next comes CRUSTATIONS on 13.
Of the 13 10-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTRACTION, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. SUBSTATION is the one most people know.
37 9-letter words from SUBSTRACTION; 11 of them share the top score of 13. CONTRASTS, INCUBATOR and INSTRUCTS are everyday picks.
Among 60 8-letter words from SUBSTRACTION, the top score is 12, reached by 18. AUCTIONS, CONTRAST and CURTAINS are the familiar ones.
23 of 60 7-letter words in SUBSTRACTION tie at 11 points; none scores more. AUCTION, ACTIONS and CASINOS will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words made with SUBSTRACTION letters, the top score is 10, reached by 37. ACTION, ACROSS and CARBON are the familiar ones.
27 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTRACTION tie at 9 points; none scores more. ABOUT, BASIC and BASIS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from SUBSTRACTION, 10 score 8 points, the group's best. BORN, BOAT and BARS are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in SUBSTRACTION; 4 of them share the top score of 7. CAN, BUT and CAR are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SUBSTRACTION for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SUBTRACTIONS (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SUBSTRACTION is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTRACTION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 447) | 330 | 446 | 300 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 117 of them: SUBSTRACTION, SUBACTIONS, SUBCANTORS, BURSICONS, CONURBIAS, CRUSTATIONS, SUBACTION, SUBCANTOR, SUBSTRACT, BOTANICS, BURSICON, BUTANOIC and 105 more. Words With Friends* skips 30 of them: BORICUAS, BICORNS, BORICUA, CURATIONS, SABICUS, SORBITANS, BOURSINS, CANTORIS, CATSUITS, CORTINAS, CURATION, SABICU and 18 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: BINT.
Each word below uses all the letters of SUBSTRACTION and one more.