Is SUBSIDENCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBSIDENCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBSIDENCE mean?
- noun
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
“his cancer is in remission”
- noun
a gradual sinking to a lower level
- noun
the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 15 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 SUBSIDENCE
Single letters that turn SUBSIDENCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SUBSIDENCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bedunces13
- bedunce12
- censused11
- cebids11
- beduins10
- besides10
- incudes10
- incused10
- induces10
- seduces10
- subside10
- sunbeds10
- cebid10
- cubed10
- incuses9
- beduin9
- beside9
- busied9
- bussed9
- censed9
- cessed9
- cussed9
- deices9
- deuces9
- discus9
- dunces9
- edenic9
- educes9
- induce9
- scends9
- secund9
- seduce9
- sunbed9
- uniced9
- bices9
- cubes9
- diseuse8
- dueness8
- niduses8
- busies8
- censes8
- census8
- cuisse8
- ecesis8
- incuse8
- nieces8
- scenes8
- beedi8
- bends8
- bides8
- binds8
- bunds8
- bused8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- deice8
- deuce8
- dices8
- discs8
- duces8
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