Is SUBURBANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBURBANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBURBANS mean?
Suburbans is a form of SUBURBAN.
- adjective
relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
“suburban population”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 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 SUBURBANS
SUBURBANS 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 SUBURBANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- suburban12
- busbars11
- suburbs11
- busbar10
- suburb10
- auburns9
- babus9
- barbs9
- bubus9
- burbs9
- auburn8
- burans8
- bursas8
- unbars8
- unsubs8
- babu8
- barb8
- bubs8
- bubu8
- burb8
- barns7
- brans7
- brass7
- bunas7
- buran7
- buras7
- burns7
- bursa7
- rubus7
- snubs7
- subas7
- unbar7
- unsub7
- urban7
- bub7
- arbs6
- bans6
- barn6
- bars6
- bass6
- bran6
- bras6
- buna6
- buns6
- bura6
- burn6
- burs6
- buss6
- nabs6
- nubs6
- rubs6
- sabs6
- snub6
- suba6
- subs6
- urbs6
- suras5
- unaus5
- abs5
- arb5
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