Is SUBMARINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBMARINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBMARINING mean?
Submarining is a form of SUBMARINE.
- noun
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- noun
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- verb
move forward or under in a sliding motion
“The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car”
- verb
throw with an underhand motion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 SUBMARINING
SUBMARINING 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 SUBMARINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- urbanising13
- imbruing13
- rumbaing13
- surnaming12
- binarism12
- minibars12
- urbanism12
- gambirs12
- imbuing12
- numbing12
- braining11
- braising11
- bruising11
- burnings11
- inarming11
- manuring11
- unarming11
- bariums11
- minbars11
- minibar11
- minibus11
- gambir11
- abusing10
- amusing10
- armings10
- barning10
- biasing10
- brining10
- burning10
- margins10
- minings10
- sabring10
- subring10
- barium10
- binman10
- busman10
- iambus10
- mbiras10
- minbar10
- nimbus10
- rumbas10
- sambur10
- umbras10
- gambs10
- ingrains9
- insuring9
- uranism9
- aiming9
- arming9
- baning9
- baring9
- basing9
- brings9
- busing9
- gamins9
- granum9
- gunman9
- margin9
- mining9
- miring9
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