Is SUBFAMILIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBFAMILIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBFAMILIES mean?
Subfamilies is a form of SUBFAMILY.
- noun
(biology) a taxonomic category below a family
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + F (4) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 SUBFAMILIES
SUBFAMILIES 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 SUBFAMILIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fabulisms16
- fabulism15
- fimbles14
- flambes14
- fumbles14
- basifies13
- families13
- flimsies13
- misfiles13
- subfiles13
- fimble13
- flambe13
- fumble13
- ableisms12
- bulimias12
- bumelias12
- iambuses12
- limbuses12
- missable12
- sublimes12
- fibulae12
- fibulas12
- fusible12
- misfile12
- subfile12
- bumfs12
- salifies11
- ableism11
- bulimia11
- bumelia11
- lambies11
- misbias11
- sublime11
- aimful11
- fables11
- famuli11
- fibula11
- filmis11
- flames11
- fleams11
- flumes11
- massif11
- samfus11
- bumf11
- issuable10
- falsies10
- fissile10
- albums10
- ambles10
- blames10
- blumes10
- iambus10
- imbues10
- labium10
- lambie10
- limbas10
- limbus10
- sebums10
- umbels10
- umbles10
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