340 words come out when you unscramble SUBVENTIONS, starting with SUBVENTIONS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. SUBVENTION is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SUBVENTIONS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 16 with 8, 54 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 9 letters.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in SUBVENTIONS: SUBVENTION, 15 points.
The best of the 8-letter words made with SUBVENTIONS letters is VENISONS, 11 points; BENISONS and BONINESS on 10 follow. TENSIONS is an everyday pick.
Among the 7-letter words from SUBVENTIONS, BOVINES leads with 12 points, then ENVIOUS and INVENTS on 10. TENSION, BONUSES and INVESTS are the familiar ones.
BOVINE scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBVENTIONS at 11 points, ahead of ENVOIS and INVENT on 9. INVEST, SOVIET and SUBSET are the ones most people know.
VIBES tops the 5-letter words in SUBVENTIONS at 10 points; next come ENVOI and NEVUS on 8. VOTES, BONUS and BONES will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with SUBVENTIONS letters, OBVS, VIBE and VIBS tie for first at 9 points. BEST, VOTE and BITS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBVENTIONS, the top score is 6, reached by 9. NOT, BUT and ONE are the familiar ones.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BOVINES (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SUBVENTIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBVENTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 340) | 247 | 337 | 231 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BOUSIEST, EBONISTS, STOVIES, BESOINS, BONISTS, BUNNETS, BUNSENS, EBONIST, OBVS, OVISTS, STIVES, UNBONES and 80 more, 92 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VEINOUS, BONNIES, BENTOS, TSUBOS, VENUS, BENTO, BUTES, SEVS, SINNETS, VINS, SEV, VIN and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.