The word subtle is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • subtle adj. Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood.
  • subtle adj. Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct.
  • subtle adj. (Of a thing) Cleverly contrived.

15 valid words from 3 definitions

BARELY CLEVERLY CONTRIVED EASILY GRASP HARD INDISTINCT NOT NOTICEABLE OBVIOUS OF OR THING TO UNDERSTOOD

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

SUB

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

BUS EL ELT US

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

BLUEST BLUETS BUSTLE BUTLES SUBLET

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SUBTLY SUTTLE

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

SUBTILE

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SUBTLER SUBTLEST SUBTLETY SUBTLENESS SUBTLETIES SUBTLENESSES

6 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UNSUBTLER UNSUBTLEST OVERSUBTLETY SUPERSUBTLETY OVERSUBTLETIES SUPERSUBTLETIES

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

UNSUBTLE OVERSUBTLE SUPERSUBTLE

22 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A SUBLATE
+B STUBBLE
+D BUSTLED
+G BUGLETS
+H BLUSHET
+I BLUIEST SUBTILE
+L BULLETS
+M STUMBLE TUMBLES
+N SUNBELT UNBELTS UNBLEST
+O BOLETUS
+R BLUSTER BUSTLER BUTLERS SUBTLER
+S BUSTLES SUBLETS
+T BUTTLES
+U TUBULES

12 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-B LUTES TULES
-L BUTES TUBES
-S BLUET BUTLE
-T BLUES BULSE LUBES
-U BELTS BLEST BLETS

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 3780 chance (0.03%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 18478 chance (0.01%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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