Is SUBORNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBORNING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBORNING mean?
Suborning is a form of SUBORN.
- verb
incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
“He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife”
- verb
procure (false testimony or perjury)
- verb
induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
“The President tried to suborn false witnesses”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 SUBORNING
SUBORNING 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 SUBORNING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bonusing11
- burnings11
- unrobing11
- borings10
- bousing10
- burning10
- rubigos10
- sorbing10
- subring10
- grunions9
- boursin9
- bunions9
- bingos9
- boings9
- boning9
- boring9
- bourgs9
- brings9
- busing9
- gibson9
- orbing9
- robing9
- rubigo9
- grunion8
- nursing8
- rousing8
- snoring8
- sorning8
- souring8
- bourns8
- bruins8
- bunion8
- burins8
- inborn8
- robins8
- suborn8
- unborn8
- bigos8
- bingo8
- biogs8
- bogus8
- boing8
- bongs8
- bourg8
- brigs8
- bring8
- brung8
- bungs8
- burgs8
- grubs8
- girons7
- grison7
- groins7
- guiros7
- nosing7
- rosing7
- signor7
- soring7
- unrigs7
- biros7
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