Is SUBTERFUGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBTERFUGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBTERFUGES mean?
Subterfuges is a form of SUBTERFUGE.
- noun
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
“he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + U (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SUBTERFUGES
SUBTERFUGES 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 SUBTERFUGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subterfuge16
- befrets12
- refuges11
- befret11
- bereft11
- burgees10
- burgess10
- festers10
- fetuses10
- futures10
- refuses10
- refutes10
- fugues10
- refuge10
- beefs10
- feebs10
- gestures9
- bustees9
- busters9
- rebuses9
- subsere9
- begets9
- burgee9
- fester9
- freest9
- fusees9
- fusser9
- future9
- grebes9
- refuse9
- refute9
- frugs9
- fugue9
- fugus9
- beef9
- feeb9
- fubs9
- uteruses8
- gesture8
- guesser8
- berets8
- besets8
- brutes8
- burets8
- burses8
- bursts8
- bustee8
- buster8
- rebuts8
- subers8
- subset8
- tubers8
- beget8
- bergs8
- burgs8
- feres8
- fesse8
- fests8
- fetes8
- fetus8
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