Is SUBDIRECTORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBDIRECTORY is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 20 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBDIRECTORY mean?
- noun
(computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + D (2) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SUBDIRECTORY
SUBDIRECTORY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SUBDIRECTORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subdirector16
- obscurity16
- directory15
- bodysuit14
- broidery14
- butyric14
- bistoury13
- corsetry13
- courtesy13
- curbside13
- obscured13
- security13
- sobriety13
- bedirty13
- crudity13
- custody13
- cystoid13
- disobey13
- dubiety13
- dysuric13
- rudesby13
- bourrides12
- courtside12
- creditors12
- directors12
- disturber12
- obtruders12
- recordist12
- reductors12
- subeditor12
- subtorrid12
- bisector12
- brucites12
- cribrous12
- derisory12
- obscurer12
- bodices12
- ceboids12
- citrusy12
- cruisey12
- cuboids12
- cursory12
- curtesy12
- curtsey12
- obesity12
- rectory12
- scribed12
- society12
- sorcery12
- subcode12
- buoyed12
- cidery12
- cyders12
- decoys12
- decury12
- descry12
- dioecy12
- rebody12
- corby12
- cyber12
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