Is SUBTENDED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBTENDED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBTENDED mean?
Subtended is a form of SUBTEND.
- verb
be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 SUBTENDED
SUBTENDED 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 SUBTENDED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- debuted11
- subtend10
- bended10
- butenes9
- denudes9
- detuned9
- dudeens9
- duendes9
- subteen9
- bested9
- bestud9
- bundts9
- bunted9
- busted9
- debuts9
- sunbed9
- detunes8
- bustee8
- butene8
- dented8
- denude8
- dudeen8
- duende8
- dueted8
- dunted8
- dusted8
- endued8
- sended8
- subnet8
- sudden8
- sueded8
- tended8
- bends8
- bunds8
- bundt8
- bused8
- debts8
- debut8
- tubed8
- detune7
- endues7
- ensued7
- etudes7
- nested7
- nudest7
- tendus7
- tensed7
- beets7
- benes7
- bents7
- beset7
- bunts7
- butes7
- deeds7
- dudes7
- ended7
- tubes7
- beds7
- bedu7
- bend7
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