Is SUBTLEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBTLEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBTLEST mean?
Subtlest is a form of SUBTLE.
- adjective
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
“his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change”
- adjective
able to make fine distinctions
“a subtle mind”
- adjective
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
“glaucoma is an insidious disease”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 10 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 SUBTLEST
SUBTLEST 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 SUBTLEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bustles9
- buttles9
- sublets9
- subtest9
- bluest8
- bluets8
- bustle8
- butles8
- buttes8
- buttle8
- sublet8
- subset8
- subtle8
- belts7
- bests7
- bless7
- blest7
- blets7
- blues7
- bluet7
- buses7
- busts7
- butes7
- butle7
- butte7
- butts7
- lubes7
- slubs7
- stubs7
- tubes7
- tussle6
- bels6
- belt6
- best6
- bets6
- blet6
- blue6
- buss6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- butt6
- lube6
- slub6
- stub6
- subs6
- tube6
- tubs6
- lusts5
- lutes5
- setts5
- slues5
- sluts5
- stets5
- suets5
- tests5
- tules5
- bel5
- bes5
- bet5
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