Is SUBTILISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBTILISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBTILISING mean?
Subtilising is a form of SUBTILISE.
- verb
make (senses) more keen
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SUBTILISING
SUBTILISING 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 SUBTILISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subtilisin12
- subtilins11
- blissing11
- bustling11
- siblings11
- linguists10
- utilising10
- subtilin10
- bluings10
- busings10
- bussing10
- busting10
- butling10
- sibling10
- tubings10
- linguist9
- listings9
- suitings9
- tissuing9
- tussling9
- inbuilt9
- biting9
- blings9
- bluing9
- busing9
- lubing9
- tubing9
- issuing8
- listing8
- lusting8
- lutings8
- silting8
- suiting8
- tilings8
- binits8
- blinis8
- blunts8
- bling8
- bungs8
- instils7
- insults7
- glints7
- guilts7
- isling7
- lungis7
- luting7
- sigils7
- siting7
- slings7
- sluing7
- stings7
- susing7
- tiling7
- binit7
- bints7
- blini7
- bliss7
- blunt7
- built7
- bunts7
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