Unscramble SUBVENTIONARY and you have 469 words, SUBVENTIONARY itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
S1U12B34V45E1N12T1I1O1N12A1R1Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SUBVENTIONARY split into 1 with 13 letters, 5 with 11, 8 with 10, 44 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 51 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Among the 11-letter words in SUBVENTIONARY, INOBSERVANT, SUBORNATIVE and UNOBSERVANT tie for first at 16 points. INTRAVENOUS is an everyday pick.
Among the 10-letter words made with SUBVENTIONARY letters, SUBVARIETY leads with 18 points, then SUBVENTION on 15 and AVENTURINS on 13.
The best of the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBVENTIONARY is VERBOSITY, 17 points; INVENTORY and NERVOSITY on 15 follow. INVENTORS and NANOTUBES are everyday picks.
OVERBUSY and OVERBUYS are the top 8-letter words from SUBVENTIONARY, 16 points each. INVESTOR, INVENTOR and OBITUARY will look familiar.
The 7-letter words from SUBVENTIONARY are led by BREVITY and OVERBUY, 15 points each. VARIETY, NERVOUS and OBESITY are the familiar ones.
OVERBY tops the 6-letter words in SUBVENTIONARY at 14 points; next come AVOYER and ENVOYS on 12. BEAUTY, SURVEY and VOYEUR will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words made with SUBVENTIONARY letters is VIBEY, 13 points; ENVOY and IVORY on 11 follow. ABOVE, BUYER and BYTES are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBVENTIONARY, BEVY leads with 12 points, then ENVY and NAVY on 10. VERY, EASY and BOYS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words from SUBVENTIONARY is IVY, 9 points; ABY and BAY on 8 follow. ANY, BUY and SAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SUBVENTIONARY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with SU · ending in RY · all 13-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VERBOSITY (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBVENTIONARY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBVENTIONARY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 469) | 360 | 469 | 333 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBORNATIVE, NOVENARY, OVERBY, SUBNIVEAN, VAUNTERY, AVOUTRY, AVOYERS, EBURNATIONS, RENVOYS, STRAYVE, VIBEY, AVOUTRIES and 97 more, 109 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AVENTURINS, BARYTONS, AVENTURIN, BARNEYS, BARYTON, BATONNIERS, ANTIBUSER, BARNEY, BATONNIER, BAYEST, BURSTY, NANOTUBES and 15 more, 27 in all.