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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 11
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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