1,077 Words Starting With SUB
The prefix SUB appears in 1,077 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 181 entries. Average word length: 10.1 letters.
S is the undisputed champion of starting letters. The prefixes sub-, super-, self-, and semi- plus the sheer volume of native English S-words push the count past 19,000.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with SUB: SUBJECTIVIZING (38 pts), SUBJECTIVIZED (37 pts), SUBJECTIVIZES (36 pts), SUBJECTIVIZE (35 pts), SUBSPECIALIZING (31 pts). The shortest is SUB (3 letters) and the longest is SUBCATEGORIZING (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in JAR.
Notable words: SUBA — a province of the Mogul empire [n].; SUBAH — a province of the Mogul empire [n].; SUBAHS — a province of the Mogul empire [n].; SUBACID — slightly sour [adj]. Browse words starting with DEX for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with SUB?
SUBJECTIVIZING scores 38 points. Runner-up: SUBJECTIVIZED at 37 points. See words ending in OF for more high-value options.
How many words start with SUB?
Our dictionary has 1,077 words that start with SUB. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (181).
What is the shortest word that starts with SUB?
SUB at just 3 letters. It means: to act as a substitute [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
SUB
Four-Letter Words (2)
SUBASUBS
Five-Letter Words (3)
SUBAHSUBASSUBER
Six-Letter Words (20)
SUBAHSSUBBEDSUBDEBSUBDUESUBERSSUBFIXSUBGUMSUBITOSUBLETSUBLOTSUBMITSUBNETSUBORNSUBPARSUBSEASUBSETSUBTLESUBTLYSUBURBSUBWAY
Seven-Letter Words (81)
SUBACIDSUBADARSUBALARSUBAREASUBARIDSUBATOMSUBBASESUBBASSSUBBINGSUBCELLSUBCLANSUBCODESUBCOOLSUBCULTSUBDEANSUBDEBSSUBDUALSUBDUCESUBDUCTSUBDUEDSUBDUERSUBDUESSUBECHOSUBEDITSUBERICSUBERINSUBFILESUBFUSCSUBGOALSUBGUMSSUBHEADSUBIDEASUBITEMSUBJECTSUBJOINSUBLATESUBLETSSUBLIMESUBLINESUBLOTSSUBMENUSUBMISSSUBMITSSUBNETSSUBORALSUBORNSSUBOVALSUBPARTSUBPENASUBPLOTSUBRACESUBRENTSUBRINGSUBRULESUBSALESUBSECTSUBSERESUBSETSSUBSIDESUBSIDYSUBSISTSUBSITESUBSOILSUBSUMESUBTASKSUBTAXASUBTEENSUBTENDSUBTESTSUBTEXTSUBTILESUBTLERSUBTONESUBTYPESUBUNITSUBURBSSUBVENESUBVERTSUBWAYSSUBZEROSUBZONE
Eight-Letter Words (166)
SUBABBOTSUBACRIDSUBACUTESUBADARSSUBADULTSUBAGENTSUBAHDARSUBAREASSUBATOMSSUBAURALSUBAXIALSUBBASESSUBBASINSUBBINGSSUBBLOCKSUBBREEDSUBCASTESUBCAUSESUBCELLSSUBCHIEFSUBCLAIMSUBCLANSSUBCLASSSUBCLERKSUBCODESSUBCOOLSSUBCULTSSUBCUTESSUBCUTISSUBDEANSSUBDEPOTSUBDUALSSUBDUCEDSUBDUCESSUBDUCTSSUBDUERSSUBDUINGSUBDURALSUBDWARFSUBEDITSSUBENTRYSUBEPOCHSUBERECTSUBERINSSUBERISESUBERIZESUBEROSESUBEROUSSUBFIELDSUBFILESSUBFIXESSUBFLOORSUBFLUIDSUBFRAMESUBFUSCSSUBGENRESUBGENUSSUBGOALSSUBGRADESUBGRAPHSUBGROUPSUBHEADSSUBHUMANSUBHUMIDSUBIDEASSUBINDEXSUBITEMSSUBJECTSSUBJOINSSUBLATEDSUBLATESSUBLEASESUBLEVELSUBLIMEDSUBLIMERSUBLIMESSUBLIMITSUBLINESSUBLUNARSUBMENUSSUBMERGESUBMERSESUBNASALSUBNICHESUBNODALSUBOCEANSUBOPTICSUBORDERSUBORNEDSUBORNERSUBOVATESUBOXIDESUBPANELSUBPARTSSUBPENASSUBPHASESUBPHYLASUBPLOTSSUBPOENASUBPOLAR
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Nine-Letter Words (181)
SUBABBOTSSUBACIDLYSUBADULTSSUBAERIALSUBAGENCYSUBAGENTSSUBAHDARSSUBALPINESUBALTERNSUBAPICALSUBARCTICSUBASTRALSUBATOMICSUBBASINSSUBBASSESSUBBLOCKSSUBBRANCHSUBBREEDSSUBBUREAUSUBCASTESSUBCAUSESSUBCAVITYSUBCELLARSUBCENTERSUBCHASERSUBCHIEFSSUBCLAIMSSUBCLAUSESUBCLERKSSUBCLIMAXSUBCOLONYSUBCONSULSUBCOOLEDSUBCORTEXSUBCOSTALSUBCOUNTYSUBDEACONSUBDEALERSUBDEPOTSSUBDEPUTYSUBDERMALSUBDIVIDESUBDUABLESUBDUABLYSUBDUCINGSUBDUCTEDSUBDUEDLYSUBDWARFSSUBECHOESSUBEDITEDSUBEDITORSUBEPOCHSSUBERISEDSUBERISESSUBERIZEDSUBERIZESSUBFAMILYSUBFIELDSSUBFLOORSSUBFOSSILSUBFRAMESSUBGENERASUBGENRESSUBGRADESSUBGRAPHSSUBGROUPSSUBHUMANSSUBINFEUDSUBJACENTSUBJECTEDSUBJOINEDSUBJUGATESUBLATINGSUBLATIONSUBLEASEDSUBLEASESSUBLESSEESUBLESSORSUBLETHALSUBLEVELSSUBLIMATESUBLIMELYSUBLIMERSSUBLIMESTSUBLIMINGSUBLIMITSSUBLIMITYSUBLUNARYSUBMARINESUBMARKETSUBMERGEDSUBMERGESSUBMERSEDSUBMERSESSUBMICRONSUBMITTALSUBMITTEDSUBMITTERSUBMUCOSASUBNICHES
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Ten-Letter Words (180)
SUBACUTELYSUBALTERNSSUBAQUATICSUBAQUEOUSSUBARCTICSSUBAUDIBLESUBAVERAGESUBBUREAUSSUBBUREAUXSUBCABINETSUBCEILINGSUBCELLARSSUBCENTERSSUBCENTRALSUBCHAPTERSUBCHASERSSUBCLASSEDSUBCLASSESSUBCLAUSESSUBCLAVIANSUBCLUSTERSUBCOLLEGESUBCOMPACTSUBCONSULSSUBCOOLINGSUBCORDATESUBCOSTALSSUBCRUSTALSUBCULTURESUBCUTISESSUBDEACONSSUBDEALERSSUBDIALECTSUBDIVIDEDSUBDIVIDERSUBDIVIDESSUBDUCTINGSUBDUCTIONSUBECONOMYSUBEDITINGSUBEDITORSSUBENTRIESSUBERISINGSUBERIZINGSUBFOSSILSSUBGENUSESSUBGLACIALSUBGROUPEDSUBHEADINGSUBINDEXESSUBINDICESSUBINFEUDSSUBJACENCYSUBJECTINGSUBJECTIONSUBJECTIVESUBJOININGSUBJUGATEDSUBJUGATESSUBJUGATORSUBKINGDOMSUBLATIONSSUBLEASINGSUBLESSEESSUBLESSORSSUBLETTINGSUBLICENSESUBLIMABLESUBLIMATEDSUBLIMATESSUBLIMINALSUBLINGUALSUBMANAGERSUBMARINEDSUBMARINERSUBMARINESSUBMARKETSSUBMAXIMALSUBMEDIANTSUBMERGINGSUBMERSINGSUBMERSIONSUBMINIMALSUBMISSIONSUBMISSIVESUBMITTALSSUBMITTERSSUBMITTINGSUBMUCOSAESUBMUCOSALSUBMUCOSASSUBNETWORKSUBNORMALSSUBNUCLEARSUBNUCLEUSSUBOCEANICSUBOPTIMALSUBOPTIMUMSUBORBITALSUBOSCINES
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Eleven-Letter Words (157)
SUBACIDNESSSUBAERIALLYSUBAGENCIESSUBASSEMBLYSUBAUDITIONSUBBASEMENTSUBBRANCHESSUBCAPSULARSUBCATEGORYSUBCAVITIESSUBCEILINGSSUBCELLULARSUBCHAPTERSSUBCLASSIFYSUBCLASSINGSUBCLAVIANSSUBCLIMAXESSUBCLINICALSUBCLUSTERSSUBCOLONIESSUBCOMPACTSSUBCONTRACTSUBCONTRARYSUBCORTEXESSUBCORTICALSUBCORTICESSUBCOUNTIESSUBCRITICALSUBCULTURALSUBCULTUREDSUBCULTURESSUBCURATIVESUBDECISIONSUBDEPUTIESSUBDERMALLYSUBDIALECTSSUBDIRECTORSUBDISTRICTSUBDIVIDERSSUBDIVIDINGSUBDIVISIONSUBDOMINANTSUBDUCTIONSSUBEMPLOYEDSUBFAMILIESSUBFREEZINGSUBGROUPINGSUBHEADINGSSUBINDUSTRYSUBINFEUDEDSUBINTERVALSUBIRRIGATESUBJACENTLYSUBJECTIONSSUBJECTIVESSUBJECTLESSSUBJUGATINGSUBJUGATIONSUBJUGATORSSUBJUNCTIONSUBJUNCTIVESUBKINGDOMSSUBLANGUAGESUBLETHALLYSUBLICENSEDSUBLICENSESSUBLIMATINGSUBLIMATIONSUBLIMENESSSUBLIMITIESSUBLITERACYSUBLITERARYSUBLITERATESUBLITTORALSUBLUXATIONSUBMANAGERSSUBMARGINALSUBMARINERSSUBMARININGSUBMEDIANTSSUBMERGENCESUBMERGIBLESUBMERSIBLESUBMERSIONSSUBMINISTERSUBMISSIONSSUBMULTIPLESUBMUNITIONSUBNATIONALSUBNETWORKSSUBNORMALLYSUBOPTIMIZESUBORDINATESUBORNATIONSUBPARALLELSUBPOENAINGSUBPRIMATESSUBPROBLEMSSUBPRODUCTSSUBPROGRAMS
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Twelve-Letter Words (116)
SUBANTARCTICSUBARACHNOIDSUBAUDITIONSSUBBASEMENTSSUBCENTRALLYSUBCLUSTEREDSUBCOMMITTEESUBCOMMUNITYSUBCOMPONENTSUBCONSCIOUSSUBCONTINENTSUBCONTRACTSSUBCULTURINGSUBCUTANEOUSSUBDEBUTANTESUBDECISIONSSUBDIRECTORSSUBDISTRICTSSUBDIVIDABLESUBDIVISIONSSUBDOMINANTSSUBECONOMIESSUBEDITORIALSUBEPIDERMALSUBERIZATIONSUBGLACIALLYSUBINFEUDATESUBINFEUDINGSUBINTERVALSSUBIRRIGATEDSUBIRRIGATESSUBJACENCIESSUBJECTIVELYSUBJECTIVISESUBJECTIVISMSUBJECTIVISTSUBJECTIVITYSUBJECTIVIZESUBJUGATIONSSUBJUNCTIONSSUBJUNCTIVESSUBLANGUAGESSUBLIBRARIANSUBLICENSINGSUBLIMATIONSSUBLIMINALLYSUBLITERATESSUBLITTORALSSUBLUXATIONSSUBMAXILLARYSUBMERGENCESSUBMERSIBLESSUBMICROGRAMSUBMINIATURESUBMINISTERSSUBMISSIVELYSUBMULTIPLESSUBMUNITIONSSUBNETWORKEDSUBNORMALITYSUBNUCLEUSESSUBOPTIMIZEDSUBOPTIMIZESSUBORBICULARSUBORDINATEDSUBORDINATESSUBORDINATORSUBORNATIONSSUBPARAGRAPHSUBPOTENCIESSUBPRINCIPALSUBPROCESSESSUBROGATIONSSUBSATELLITESUBSATURATEDSUBSCRIPTIONSUBSECRETARYSUBSENTENCESSUBSEQUENCESSUBSEQUENTLYSUBSERVIENCESUBSERVIENCYSUBSIDIARIESSUBSIDIARILYSUBSIDIARITYSUBSISTENCESSUBSOCIETIESSUBSONICALLYSUBSPECIALTYSUBSTANTIALSSUBSTANTIATESUBSTANTIVALSUBSTANTIVESSUBSTITUENTSSUBSTITUTINGSUBSTITUTIONSUBSTITUTIVESUBSTRUCTURESUBSUMPTIONSSUBTEMPERATE
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Thirteen-Letter Words (86)
SUBACIDNESSESSUBADOLESCENTSUBALLOCATIONSUBASSEMBLIESSUBBITUMINOUSSUBCATEGORIESSUBCATEGORIZESUBCLASSIFIEDSUBCLASSIFIESSUBCLINICALLYSUBCLUSTERINGSUBCOLLECTIONSUBCOLLEGIATESUBCOMMISSIONSUBCOMMITTEESSUBCOMPONENTSSUBCONTINENTSSUBCONTRACTEDSUBCONTRACTORSUBCONTRARIESSUBCORIACEOUSSUBCULTURALLYSUBDEBUTANTESSUBDEPARTMENTSUBDISCIPLINESUBEMPLOYMENTSUBERIZATIONSSUBGENERATIONSUBGOVERNMENTSUBINDUSTRIESSUBINFEUDATEDSUBINFEUDATESSUBINHIBITORYSUBIRRIGATINGSUBIRRIGATIONSUBJECTIVISEDSUBJECTIVISESSUBJECTIVISMSSUBJECTIVISTSSUBJECTIVIZEDSUBJECTIVIZESSUBLIBRARIANSSUBLIEUTENANTSUBLIMENESSESSUBLITERACIESSUBLITERATURESUBMANDIBULARSUBMILLIMETERSUBNETWORKINGSUBOPTIMIZINGSUBORDINATELYSUBORDINATINGSUBORDINATIONSUBORDINATIVESUBORDINATORSSUBPARAGRAPHSSUBPOPULATIONSUBPRINCIPALSSUBREPTITIOUSSUBSATELLITESSUBSATURATIONSUBSCRIPTIONSSUBSERVIENCESSUBSERVIENTLYSUBSIDIZATIONSUBSPECIALISTSUBSPECIALIZESUBSTANCELESSSUBSTANTIALLYSUBSTANTIATEDSUBSTANTIATESSUBSTANTIVELYSUBSTANTIVIZESUBSTITUTABLESUBSTITUTIONSSUBSTRUCTURALSUBSTRUCTURESSUBTERRANEOUSSUBTILENESSESSUBTILIZATIONSUBTREASURIESSUBURBANISINGSUBURBANIZINGSUBVENTIONARYSUBVERSIONARYSUBVOCALIZING
Fourteen-Letter Words (63)
SUBADOLESCENTSSUBALLOCATIONSSUBARACHNOIDALSUBATMOSPHERICSUBCATEGORIZEDSUBCATEGORIZESSUBCLASSIFYINGSUBCOLLECTIONSSUBCOMMISSIONSSUBCOMMUNITIESSUBCONSCIOUSESSUBCONSCIOUSLYSUBCONTINENTALSUBCONTRACTINGSUBCONTRACTORSSUBCUTANEOUSLYSUBDEPARTMENTSSUBDEVELOPMENTSUBDISCIPLINESSUBEMPLOYMENTSSUBGENERATIONSSUBGOVERNMENTSSUBINFEUDATINGSUBINFEUDATIONSUBIRRIGATIONSSUBJECTIVENESSSUBJECTIVISINGSUBJECTIVISTICSUBJECTIVITIESSUBJECTIVIZINGSUBLIEUTENANTSSUBLITERATURESSUBMANDIBULARSSUBMAXILLARIESSUBMETACENTRICSUBMICROSCOPICSUBMISSIVENESSSUBNORMALITIESSUBORDINATIONSSUBPOPULATIONSSUBPROLETARIATSUBSATURATIONSSUBSECRETARIESSUBSERVIENCIESSUBSIDIARITIESSUBSIDIZATIONSSUBSPECIALISTSSUBSPECIALIZEDSUBSPECIALIZESSUBSPECIALTIESSUBSTANTIALITYSUBSTANTIATINGSUBSTANTIATIONSUBSTANTIATIVESUBSTANTIVALLYSUBSTANTIVIZEDSUBSTANTIVIZESSUBSTITUTIONALSUBSTITUTIVELYSUBTERRANEANLYSUBTHERAPEUTICSUBTILIZATIONSSUBVERSIVENESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (21)
SUBCATEGORIZINGSUBCOMMISSIONEDSUBCONTRAOCTAVESUBDEVELOPMENTSSUBINFEUDATIONSSUBMETACENTRICSSUBOPTIMIZATIONSUBORDINATENESSSUBORGANIZATIONSUBPROFESSIONALSUBPROLETARIATSSUBREPTITIOUSLYSUBSPECIALIZINGSUBSTANTIALNESSSUBSTANTIATIONSSUBSTANTIVENESSSUBSTANTIVIZINGSUBSTITUTIONARYSUBTERRANEOUSLYSUBURBANIZATIONSUBVOCALIZATION