Unscramble SUBSTRACTS and you have 222 words, SUBSTRACTS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
S1U12B34S1T1R1A1C34T1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SUBSTRACTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 10 with 2.
SUBTRACT is the only one of the 8-letter words made with SUBSTRACTS letters; it scores 12 points.
34 6-letter words from SUBSTRACTS; 6 of them share the top score of 10. STATUS, STARTS and TRUSTS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from SUBSTRACTS, the top score is 9, reached by 8. START, STARS and BRASS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words in SUBSTRACTS, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. CART, CARS and ARTS are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with SUBSTRACTS letters are led by BAC, CAB and CUB, 7 points each. BUT, CAR and ART are the familiar ones.
These 3 words have the length of SUBSTRACTS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with SU · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SUBTRACTS (13 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SUBSTRACTS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTRACTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 222) | 175 | 222 | 170 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: SUBSTRACTS, SUBSTRACT, SUBACTS, SCRABS, SUBACT, CRUSTAS, SCRAB, TRACTUS, ABURST, BACS, BRASTS, BRUSTS and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 5 of them: TSUBAS, BRUTS, CRU, ATS and SUS.