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Is SUBTLY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SUBTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SUBTLY mean?

  1. adverb

    in a subtle manner

    “late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6

S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 11 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 SUBTLY

SUBTLY 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.

Anagrams of SUBTLY

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SUBTLY

The 25 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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