Play SUBTRACTIONS Strategically

1187 valid words • Unscramble SUBTRACTIONS for Scrabble & Words With Friends

Strategy Tips for SUBTRACTIONS

Best Short Plays
CABS (8pt)CARB (8pt)COBS (8pt)CRAB (8pt)CRIB (8pt)CUBS (8pt)CURB (8pt)SCAB (8pt)
High-Value Long Plays
OBSCURANTIST (16pt)SUBTRACTIONS (16pt)SUBTRACTION (15pt)INCUBATORS (14pt)OBSCURANTS (14pt)STIRABOUTS (12pt)SUBSTATION (12pt)SUCTORIANS (12pt)
Scores
Scrabble: 16 pts
WWF: 20 pts
Valid: Yes

Complete Word List — 1187 Words

12-letter 2 words Best: OBSCURANTIST (16pt)

OBSCURANTIST16ptSUBTRACTIONS16pt

11-letter 1 words Best: SUBTRACTION (15pt)

SUBTRACTION15pt

10-letter 5 words Best: INCUBATORS (14pt)

INCUBATORS14ptOBSCURANTS14ptSTIRABOUTS12ptSUBSTATION12ptSUCTORIANS12pt

9-letter 19 words Best: ABSTRICTS (13pt)

ABSTRICTS13ptINCUBATOR13ptOBSCURANT13ptOBSTRUCTS13ptSUBTONICS13ptSUBTRACTS13ptBOTANISTS11ptCONTRASTS11ptCROISSANT11ptINSTRUCTS11ptSTIRABOUT11ptSUCTORIAN11ptTRACTIONS11ptTURNCOATS11ptURBANISTS11ptURTICANTS11ptANTIRUSTS9ptNATURISTS9ptSTRONTIAS9pt

8-letter 58 words Best: ABSTRICT (12pt)

ABSTRICT12ptCARIBOUS12ptCORBINAS12ptOBSTRUCT12ptSCABIOUS12ptSCABROUS12ptSUBSONIC12ptSUBTONIC12ptSUBTRACT12ptANTIBOSS10ptASTRICTS10ptAUCTIONS10ptBASTIONS10ptBISTORTS10ptBOTANIST10ptCAROTINS10ptCAUTIONS10ptCISTRONS10ptCITATORS10ptCONTRAST10ptCOURANTS10ptCURTAINS10ptINBURSTS10ptINCRUSTS10ptINSTRUCT10ptNARCISTS10ptNARCOSIS10ptOSCITANT10ptOUTCASTS10ptRICOTTAS10ptROBUSTAS10ptRUCTIONS10ptSCARIOUS10ptSTRONTIC10ptSUCTIONS10ptSURCOATS10ptTABORINS10ptTACITURN10ptTACTIONS10ptTRACTION10ptTUBAISTS10ptTURNCOAT10ptURBANIST10ptURTICANT10ptANTIRUST8ptARSONIST8ptINTRUSTS8ptNATURIST8ptRAINOUTS8ptSANTOURS8ptSAUTOIRS8ptSTATIONS8ptSTRATOUS8ptSTRONTIA8ptTITANOUS8ptTOURISTS8ptTRANSITS8ptTURISTAS8pt

7-letter 130 words Best: BICRONS (11pt)

BICRONS11ptBONACIS11ptBOTANIC11ptBRUCINS11ptBUSTICS11ptCARBONS11ptCARIBOU11ptCOBNUTS11ptCORBANS11ptCORBINA11ptCUBISTS11ptSACBUTS11ptSTROBIC11ptACINOUS9ptACTIONS9ptASTRICT9ptATONICS9ptAUCTION9ptBASIONS9ptBASTION9ptBISTORT9ptBISTROS9ptBONITAS9ptBRISANT9ptBURTONS9ptBUTTONS9ptCAISSON9ptCANTORS9ptCARIOUS9ptCAROTIN9ptCARTONS9ptCASINOS9ptCASSINO9ptCASTORS9ptCASUIST9ptCATIONS9ptCAUTION9ptCISTRON9ptCITATOR9ptCITRONS9ptCITROUS9ptCONATUS9ptCONSIST9ptCONTRAS9ptCORTINS9ptCOSTARS9ptCOTTARS9ptCOURANT9ptCOUSINS9ptCRATONS9ptCUIRASS9ptCURIOSA9ptCURTAIN9ptINBURST9ptINCROSS9ptINCRUST9ptISOBARS9ptNARCIST9ptOBTAINS9ptOCTANTS9ptOUTACTS9ptOUTCAST9ptRACISTS9ptRICOTTA9ptROBUSTA9ptRUBATOS9ptRUCTION9ptRUSTICS9ptSACRIST9ptSARCOUS9ptSCOTIAS9ptSOUCARS9ptSTATICS9ptSUBORNS9ptSUCTION9ptSURCOAT9ptTABORIN9ptTABOURS9ptTACTION9ptTANTRIC9ptTOCSINS9ptTOUCANS9ptTRICOTS9ptTUBAIST9ptTUBISTS9ptTURACOS9ptTURBANS9ptTURBITS9ptTURBOTS9ptUNCROSS9ptAORISTS7ptARISTOS7ptAROINTS7ptARTISTS7ptATTORNS7ptAURISTS7ptINSTARS7ptINTORTS7ptINTRUST7ptISSUANT7ptNITROUS7ptNUTRIAS7ptOUTSINS7ptOUTSITS7ptRAINOUT7ptRATIONS7ptRATTONS7ptSANIOUS7ptSANTIRS7ptSANTOUR7ptSANTURS7ptSATORIS7ptSAUTOIR7ptSOUARIS7ptSTATION7ptSTATORS7ptSTRAINS7ptSTRAITS7ptSTRATUS7ptSTRUNTS7ptSUASION7ptSUITORS7ptSUSTAIN7ptTANISTS7ptTOURIST7ptTRANSIT7ptTRITONS7ptTRUANTS7ptTSARIST7ptTURISTA7pt

6-letter 243 words Best: BACONS (10pt)

BACONS10ptBANCOS10ptBASICS10ptBICORN10ptBICRON10ptBINOCS10ptBONACI10ptBRACTS10ptBRONCS10ptBRUCIN10ptBUNCOS10ptBUSTIC10ptCABINS10ptCARBON10ptCARBOS10ptCAROBS10ptCOBIAS10ptCOBNUT10ptCOBRAS10ptCORBAN10ptCUBIST10ptCUBITS10ptSACBUT10ptSCRUBS10ptSCUBAS10ptSORBIC10ptABORTS8ptACINUS8ptACORNS8ptACROSS8ptACTINS8ptACTION8ptACTORS8ptAIRBUS8ptANTICS8ptANURIC8ptAORTIC8ptASCOTS8ptATONIC8ptATTICS8ptBAIRNS8ptBARONS8ptBASINS8ptBASION8ptBATONS8ptBIONTS8ptBIOTAS8ptBISONS8ptBISTRO8ptBOARTS8ptBOASTS8ptBONITA8ptBONSAI8ptBOSUNS8ptBOURNS8ptBRAINS8ptBRANTS8ptBRITTS8ptBRUINS8ptBRUITS8ptBRUNTS8ptBURANS8ptBURINS8ptBURSAS8ptBURSTS8ptBURTON8ptBUTTON8ptCAIRNS8ptCANSOS8ptCANTOR8ptCANTOS8ptCANTUS8ptCARTON8ptCASINO8ptCASTOR8ptCATION8ptCISTUS8ptCITRON8ptCITRUS8ptCOASTS8ptCOATIS8ptCOITUS8ptCONTRA8ptCORNUA8ptCORNUS8ptCORTIN8ptCOSTAR8ptCOTANS8ptCOTTAR8ptCOTTAS8ptCOUNTS8ptCOURTS8ptCOUSIN8ptCRASIS8ptCRATON8ptCRISSA8ptCRISTA8ptCRUSTS8ptCURIOS8ptCUSTOS8ptCUTINS8ptINCURS8ptINTACT8ptISOBAR8ptNARCOS8ptNASTIC8ptNUBIAS8ptOBTAIN8ptOCTANS8ptOCTANT8ptORBITS8ptORCINS8ptOUTACT8ptRACIST8ptRACONS8ptRICTUS8ptROBINS8ptROBUST8ptRUBATO8ptRUSTIC8ptSABINS8ptSABIRS8ptSABOTS8ptSCANTS8ptSCARTS8ptSCATTS8ptSCAURS8ptSCIONS8ptSCORIA8ptSCORNS8ptSCOTIA8ptSCOURS8ptSCOUTS8ptSCROTA8ptSONICS8ptSOUCAR8ptSTATIC8ptSTOICS8ptSTRICT8ptSUBITO8ptSUBORN8ptTABORS8ptTABOUR8ptTABUNS8ptTAROCS8ptTINCTS8ptTOCSIN8ptTONICS8ptTOUCAN8ptTRACTS8ptTRIACS8ptTRICOT8ptTUBIST8ptTUNICA8ptTUNICS8ptTURACO8ptTURBAN8ptTURBIT8ptTURBOS8ptTURBOT8ptUNBARS8ptURANIC8ptURATIC8ptURBIAS8ptAORIST6ptARISTO6ptAROINT6ptARSINO6ptARSONS6ptARTIST6ptASSORT6ptATTORN6ptAURIST6ptINSTAR6ptINTORT6ptINTROS6ptNITROS6ptNORIAS6ptNUTRIA6ptOTTARS6ptOUTRAN6ptOUTSAT6ptOUTSIN6ptOUTSIT6ptRATION6ptRATIOS6ptRATTON6ptROASTS6ptROSINS6ptROUSTS6ptRUTINS6ptSAINTS6ptSANTIR6ptSANTOS6ptSANTUR6ptSARINS6ptSATINS6ptSATORI6ptSISTRA6ptSITARS6ptSNORTS6ptSNOUTS6ptSONARS6ptSOUARI6ptSTAINS6ptSTAIRS6ptSTARTS6ptSTATOR6ptSTATUS6ptSTINTS6ptSTOATS6ptSTOURS6ptSTOUTS6ptSTRAIN6ptSTRAIT6ptSTRATI6ptSTRUNT6ptSTRUTS6ptSTUNTS6ptSTURTS6ptSUINTS6ptSUITOR6ptSUTRAS6ptSUTTAS6ptTAINTS6ptTANIST6ptTAROTS6ptTARSUS6ptTAUNTS6ptTITANS6ptTOASTS6ptTRAINS6ptTRAITS6ptTRITON6ptTRONAS6ptTROUTS6ptTRUANT6ptTRUSTS6ptTSORIS6ptTSURIS6ptTUSSAR6ptTUSSOR6ptTUTORS6pt

5-letter 321 words Best: BACON (9pt)

BACON9ptBANCO9ptBARIC9ptBASIC9ptBORIC9ptBRACT9ptBRONC9ptBUNCO9ptCABIN9ptCARBO9ptCARBS9ptCAROB9ptCOBIA9ptCOBRA9ptCRABS9ptCRIBS9ptCUBIT9ptCURBS9ptRABIC9ptSCABS9ptSCRUB9ptSCUBA9ptABORT7ptABOUT7ptABRIS7ptABUTS7ptACORN7ptACTIN7ptACTOR7ptANTIC7ptARCUS7ptASCOT7ptASCUS7ptATTIC7ptAURIC7ptBAIRN7ptBAITS7ptBARNS7ptBARON7ptBASIN7ptBASIS7ptBASSI7ptBASSO7ptBASTS7ptBATON7ptBATTS7ptBATTU7ptBINTS7ptBIONT7ptBIOTA7ptBISON7ptBITTS7ptBOARS7ptBOART7ptBOAST7ptBOATS7ptBONUS7ptBORAS7ptBORTS7ptBOSUN7ptBOTAS7ptBOTTS7ptBOURN7ptBOUTS7ptBRAIN7ptBRANS7ptBRANT7ptBRASS7ptBRATS7ptBRINS7ptBRIOS7ptBRITS7ptBRITT7ptBRUIN7ptBRUIT7ptBRUNT7ptBUNTS7ptBURAN7ptBURAS7ptBURIN7ptBURNS7ptBURNT7ptBURSA7ptBURST7ptBUSTS7ptBUTTS7ptCAINS7ptCAIRN7ptCANSO7ptCANST7ptCANTO7ptCANTS7ptCARNS7ptCARTS7ptCASTS7ptCASUS7ptCIONS7ptCISTS7ptCOAST7ptCOATI7ptCOATS7ptCOINS7ptCOIRS7ptCONUS7ptCORIA7ptCORNS7ptCORNU7ptCOSTA7ptCOSTS7ptCOTAN7ptCOTTA7ptCOUNT7ptCOURT7ptCRASS7ptCROSS7ptCRUST7ptCUNTS7ptCURIA7ptCURIO7ptCURNS7ptCURST7ptCUSSO7ptCUTIN7ptCUTIS7ptICONS7ptICTUS7ptINCUR7ptINCUS7ptISBAS7ptNABIS7ptNARCO7ptNARCS7ptNARIC7ptNUBIA7ptOBIAS7ptOBITS7ptOCTAN7ptONTIC7ptORBIT7ptORCAS7ptORCIN7ptRACON7ptROBIN7ptRUNIC7ptSABIN7ptSABIR7ptSABOT7ptSCANS7ptSCANT7ptSCARS7ptSCART7ptSCATS7ptSCATT7ptSCAUR7ptSCION7ptSCORN7ptSCOTS7ptSCOUR7ptSCOUT7ptSCUTA7ptSCUTS7ptSNIBS7ptSNOBS7ptSNUBS7ptSONIC7ptSORBS7ptSTABS7ptSTOBS7ptSTOIC7ptSTUBS7ptSUBAS7ptTABOR7ptTABUN7ptTABUS7ptTACIT7ptTACOS7ptTACTS7ptTAROC7ptTINCT7ptTONIC7ptTORCS7ptTORIC7ptTRACT7ptTRIAC7ptTSUBA7ptTUBAS7ptTUNIC7ptTURBO7ptUNBAR7ptUNCIA7ptUNCOS7ptURBAN7ptURBIA7ptAIRNS5ptAIRTS5ptANTIS5ptARSIS5ptARSON5ptASTIR5ptAUNTS5ptAURIS5ptAUTOS5ptINTRO5ptIOTAS5ptIRONS5ptNARIS5ptNISUS5ptNITRO5ptNOIRS5ptNORIA5ptNORIS5ptOASIS5ptOASTS5ptORNIS5ptOSSIA5ptOSTIA5ptOTTAR5ptOUSTS5ptRAINS5ptRANIS5ptRANTS5ptRATIO5ptRATOS5ptRIANT5ptRIOTS5ptRISUS5ptROANS5ptROAST5ptROSIN5ptROTAS5ptROTIS5ptROUST5ptROUTS5ptRUINS5ptRUNTS5ptRUSTS5ptRUTIN5ptSAINS5ptSAINT5ptSANTO5ptSARIN5ptSARIS5ptSAROS5ptSASIN5ptSATIN5ptSATIS5ptSINUS5ptSITAR5ptSITUS5ptSNITS5ptSNORT5ptSNOTS5ptSNOUT5ptSOARS5ptSONAR5ptSORAS5ptSORNS5ptSORTS5ptSORUS5ptSOURS5ptSTAIN5ptSTAIR5ptSTARS5ptSTART5ptSTATS5ptSTINT5ptSTIRS5ptSTOAI5ptSTOAS5ptSTOAT5ptSTOUR5ptSTOUT5ptSTRIA5ptSTRUT5ptSTUNS5ptSTUNT5ptSTURT5ptSUINT5ptSUITS5ptSURAS5ptSUTRA5ptSUTTA5ptTAINS5ptTAINT5ptTANTO5ptTARNS5ptTAROS5ptTAROT5ptTARSI5ptTARTS5ptTAUNT5ptTAUTS5ptTINTS5ptTIROS5ptTITAN5ptTOAST5ptTOITS5ptTONUS5ptTORAS5ptTORSI5ptTORTS5ptTORUS5ptTOURS5ptTOUTS5ptTRAIN5ptTRAIT5ptTRANS5ptTRASS5ptTRIOS5ptTROIS5ptTRONA5ptTROTS5ptTROUT5ptTRUSS5ptTRUST5ptTSARS5ptTUNAS5ptTURNS5ptTUTOR5ptUNAIS5ptUNITS5pt

4-letter 259 words Best: CABS (8pt)

CABS8ptCARB8ptCOBS8ptCRAB8ptCRIB8ptCUBS8ptCURB8ptSCAB8ptABOS6ptABRI6ptABUT6ptACTS6ptARBS6ptARCO6ptARCS6ptASCI6ptBAIT6ptBANI6ptBANS6ptBARN6ptBARS6ptBASS6ptBAST6ptBATS6ptBATT6ptBIAS6ptBINS6ptBINT6ptBIOS6ptBITS6ptBITT6ptBOAR6ptBOAS6ptBOAT6ptBORA6ptBORN6ptBORT6ptBOSS6ptBOTA6ptBOTS6ptBOTT6ptBOUT6ptBRAN6ptBRAS6ptBRAT6ptBRIN6ptBRIO6ptBRIS6ptBRIT6ptBROS6ptBRUT6ptBUNS6ptBUNT6ptBURA6ptBURN6ptBURS6ptBUSS6ptBUST6ptBUTS6ptBUTT6ptCAIN6ptCANS6ptCANT6ptCARN6ptCARS6ptCART6ptCAST6ptCATS6ptCIAO6ptCION6ptCIST6ptCOAT6ptCOIN6ptCOIR6ptCONI6ptCONS6ptCORN6ptCOSS6ptCOST6ptCOTS6ptCRIS6ptCRUS6ptCUNT6ptCURN6ptCURS6ptCURT6ptCUSS6ptCUTS6ptICON6ptISBA6ptNABS6ptNARC6ptNIBS6ptNOBS6ptNUBS6ptOBIA6ptOBIS6ptOBIT6ptOCAS6ptORBS6ptORCA6ptORCS6ptOTIC6ptRIBS6ptROBS6ptROCS6ptRUBS6ptSABS6ptSACS6ptSCAN6ptSCAR6ptSCAT6ptSCOT6ptSCUT6ptSIBS6ptSICS6ptSNIB6ptSNOB6ptSNUB6ptSOBS6ptSORB6ptSTAB6ptSTOB6ptSTUB6ptSUBA6ptSUBS6ptTABS6ptTABU6ptTACO6ptTACT6ptTICS6ptTORC6ptTUBA6ptTUBS6ptUNCI6ptUNCO6ptURBS6ptURIC6ptAINS4ptAIRN4ptAIRS4ptAIRT4ptAITS4ptANIS4ptANTI4ptANTS4ptANUS4ptARTS4ptAUNT4ptAUTO4ptINRO4ptINTO4ptIONS4ptIOTA4ptIRON4ptNAOI4ptNAOS4ptNITS4ptNOIR4ptNORI4ptNOTA4ptNOUS4ptNUTS4ptOARS4ptOAST4ptOATS4ptONUS4ptORTS4ptOSAR4ptOSSA4ptOURS4ptOUST4ptOUTS4ptRAIN4ptRANI4ptRANT4ptRATO4ptRATS4ptRIAS4ptRINS4ptRIOT4ptROAN4ptROTA4ptROTI4ptROTS4ptROUT4ptRUIN4ptRUNS4ptRUNT4ptRUST4ptRUTS4ptSAIN4ptSANS4ptSARI4ptSATI4ptSINS4ptSIRS4ptSITS4ptSNIT4ptSNOT4ptSOAR4ptSONS4ptSORA4ptSORI4ptSORN4ptSORT4ptSOTS4ptSOUR4ptSOUS4ptSRIS4ptSTAR4ptSTAT4ptSTIR4ptSTOA4ptSTUN4ptSUIT4ptSUNS4ptSURA4ptTAIN4ptTANS4ptTAOS4ptTARN4ptTARO4ptTARS4ptTART4ptTASS4ptTATS4ptTAUS4ptTAUT4ptTINS4ptTINT4ptTIRO4ptTITS4ptTOIT4ptTONS4ptTORA4ptTORI4ptTORN4ptTORS4ptTORT4ptTOSS4ptTOST4ptTOTS4ptTOUR4ptTOUT4ptTRIO4ptTROT4ptTSAR4ptTUIS4ptTUNA4ptTUNS4ptTURN4ptTUTS4ptUNAI4ptUNIT4ptUNTO4ptURNS4ptURSA4ptUTAS4pt

3-letter 123 words Best: CAB (7pt)

CAB7ptCOB7ptCUB7ptABO5ptABS5ptACT5ptARB5ptARC5ptBAN5ptBAR5ptBAS5ptBAT5ptBIN5ptBIO5ptBIS5ptBIT5ptBOA5ptBOS5ptBOT5ptBRA5ptBRO5ptBUN5ptBUR5ptBUS5ptBUT5ptCAN5ptCAR5ptCAT5ptCIS5ptCON5ptCOR5ptCOS5ptCOT5ptCUR5ptCUT5ptNAB5ptNIB5ptNOB5ptNUB5ptOBI5ptOCA5ptORB5ptORC5ptRIB5ptROB5ptROC5ptRUB5ptSAB5ptSAC5ptSIB5ptSIC5ptSOB5ptSUB5ptTAB5ptTIC5ptTUB5ptURB5ptAIN3ptAIR3ptAIS3ptAIT3ptANI3ptANT3ptARS3ptART3ptASS3ptATT3ptINS3ptION3ptITS3ptNIT3ptNOR3ptNOS3ptNOT3ptNUS3ptNUT3ptOAR3ptOAT3ptONS3ptORA3ptORS3ptORT3ptOUR3ptOUT3ptRAN3ptRAS3ptRAT3ptRIA3ptRIN3ptROT3ptRUN3ptRUT3ptSAT3ptSAU3ptSIN3ptSIR3ptSIS3ptSIT3ptSON3ptSOS3ptSOT3ptSOU3ptSRI3ptSUN3ptTAN3ptTAO3ptTAR3ptTAS3ptTAT3ptTAU3ptTIN3ptTIS3ptTIT3ptTON3ptTOR3ptTOT3ptTUI3ptTUN3ptTUT3ptUNS3ptURN3ptUTA3ptUTS3pt

2-letter 26 words Best: AB (4pt)

AB4ptBA4ptBI4ptBO4ptAI2ptAN2ptAR2ptAS2ptAT2ptIN2ptIS2ptIT2ptNA2ptNO2ptNU2ptON2ptOR2ptOS2ptSI2ptSO2ptTA2ptTI2ptTO2ptUN2ptUS2ptUT2pt

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About the Word SUBTRACTIONS

  • Letters: 12
  • Scrabble score: 16 pts
  • Words With Friends score: 20 pts
  • Valid in Scrabble: Yes
  • Valid in Words With Friends: Yes
  • Words found: 1187

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How do I play SUBTRACTIONS in Scrabble?
Play SUBTRACTIONS directly for 16 points, or use its letters to form 1187 other words for better board placement.
What is the difference in score for SUBTRACTIONS between Scrabble and WWF?
SUBTRACTIONS scores 16 pts in Scrabble and 20 pts in Words With Friends.
What is the best short word from SUBTRACTIONS?
CABS (8 pts) is a strong short play from SUBTRACTIONS.

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