Words Starting With SUB
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter SUB. This section showcases how SUB at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with SUB, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
3 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| sub | 5 | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | - |
4 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| suba | 6 | - | - |
| subs | 6 | - | - |
5 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| subah | 10 | - | - |
| subas | 7 | - | - |
| subby | 12 | - | - |
| suber | 7 | - | - |
| subha | 10 | - | - |
6 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| subway | 14 | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground' |
| subtle | 8 | difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze | his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change |
| submit | 10 | yield to another's wish or opinion | - |
| suburb | 10 | a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | - |
| subdue | 9 | correct by punishment or discipline | - |
| subtly | 11 | in a subtle manner | late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy |
| sublet | 8 | lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person | We sublet our apartment over the summer |
| subset | 8 | a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set | - |
| subnet | 8 | - | - |
| subito | 8 | - | - |
| subpar | 10 | - | - |
| subact | 10 | - | - |
| subahs | 11 | - | - |
| subbed | 11 | - | - |
| subbie | 10 | - | - |
| subdeb | 11 | - | - |
| subdew | 12 | - | - |
| subers | 8 | - | - |
| subfeu | 11 | - | - |
| subfix | 18 | - | - |
| subgum | 11 | - | - |
| subhas | 11 | - | - |
| sublot | 8 | - | - |
| subman | 10 | - | - |
| submen | 10 | - | - |
| suborn | 8 | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed | He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife |
| subsea | 8 | - | - |
| subtil | 8 | - | - |
7 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| subject | 18 | a branch of knowledge | teachers should be well trained in their subject |
| subedit | 10 | edit and correct (written or printed material) | - |
| sublime | 11 | change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | sublime iodine |
| subdued | 11 | lacking in light; not bright or harsh | subdued lights and soft music |
| subbing | 12 | working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence | - |
| subside | 10 | wear off or die down | The pain subsided |
| subsidy | 13 | a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public | a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence |
| subtext | 16 | - | - |
| subvert | 12 | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | Do school counselors subvert young children? |
| subsist | 9 | support oneself | Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day |
| subsoil | 9 | the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock | - |
| subplot | 11 | - | - |
| subzero | 18 | - | - |
| subacid | 12 | slightly sour to the taste | - |
| subacts | 11 | - | - |
| subadar | 10 | - | - |
| subalar | 9 | - | - |
| subaqua | 18 | - | - |
| subarea | 9 | - | - |
| subarid | 10 | - | - |
| subatom | 11 | - | - |
| subbase | 11 | the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard | - |
| subbass | 11 | - | - |
| subbies | 11 | - | - |
| subcell | 11 | - | - |
| subclan | 11 | - | - |
| subcode | 12 | - | - |
| subcool | 11 | - | - |
| subcult | 11 | - | - |
| subdean | 10 | - | - |
| subdebs | 12 | - | - |
| subdews | 13 | - | - |
| subdual | 10 | - | - |
| subduce | 12 | - | - |
| subduct | 12 | - | - |
| subduer | 10 | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion | - |
| subdues | 10 | - | - |
| subecho | 14 | - | - |
| subedar | 10 | - | - |
| suberic | 11 | - | - |
| suberin | 9 | - | - |
| subfeus | 12 | - | - |
| subfile | 12 | - | - |
| subfusc | 14 | devoid of brightness or appeal | a subfusc mining town |
| subfusk | 16 | - | - |
| subgoal | 10 | - | - |
| subgums | 12 | - | - |
| subhead | 13 | a heading of a subdivision of a text | - |
| subidea | 10 | - | - |
| subitem | 11 | - | - |
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8 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| subtitle | 10 | translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen | - |
| suburban | 12 | relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs | suburban population |
| subtract | 12 | make a subtraction | subtract this amount from my paycheck |
| subpoena | 12 | a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court | - |
| submerge | 13 | sink below the surface; go under or as if under water | - |
| subtlety | 13 | the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze | you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew |
| suburbia | 12 | a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | - |
| subdural | 11 | below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges | - |
| subspace | 14 | a space that is contained within another space | - |
| subhuman | 15 | less than human or not worthy of a human being | treated natives as subhuman |
| subsonic | 12 | (of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium | aircraft flying at subsonic speeds |
| subduing | 12 | - | - |
| subabbot | 14 | - | - |
| subacrid | 13 | - | - |
| subacted | 13 | - | - |
| subacute | 12 | less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it | - |
| subadars | 11 | - | - |
| subadult | 11 | - | - |
| subagent | 11 | - | - |
| subahdar | 14 | - | - |
| subareas | 10 | - | - |
| subatoms | 12 | - | - |
| subaudio | 11 | - | - |
| subaural | 10 | - | - |
| subaxial | 17 | - | - |
| subbasal | 12 | - | - |
| subbases | 12 | - | - |
| subbasin | 12 | - | - |
| subbings | 13 | - | - |
| subblock | 18 | - | - |
| subbreed | 13 | - | - |
| subcaste | 12 | - | - |
| subcause | 12 | - | - |
| subcells | 12 | - | - |
| subchief | 18 | - | - |
| subchord | 16 | - | - |
| subclaim | 14 | - | - |
| subclans | 12 | - | - |
| subclass | 12 | (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order | - |
| subclerk | 16 | - | - |
| subcodes | 13 | - | - |
| subcools | 12 | - | - |
| subcosta | 12 | - | - |
| subcrust | 12 | - | - |
| subcults | 12 | - | - |
| subcutes | 12 | - | - |
| subcutis | 12 | - | - |
| subdeans | 11 | - | - |
| subdepot | 13 | - | - |
| subdewed | 15 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| substance | 13 | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | - |
| submarine | 13 | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | - |
| submitted | 14 | - | - |
| submerged | 15 | beneath the surface of the water | submerged rocks |
| subscribe | 15 | adopt as a belief | I subscribe to your view on abortion |
| subatomic | 15 | of smaller than atomic dimensions | - |
| subsidize | 21 | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces | - |
| sublimate | 13 | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | - |
| subsystem | 16 | a system that is part of some larger system | - |
| subjugate | 19 | make subservient; force to submit or subdue | - |
| subtenant | 11 | - | - |
| subwoofer | 17 | a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies | - |
| subsiding | 13 | a gradual sinking to a lower level | - |
| subsidise | 12 | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces | - |
| sublimity | 16 | nobility in thought or feeling or style | - |
| subnormal | 13 | a person of less than normal intelligence | - |
| subdermal | 14 | - | - |
| subaltern | 11 | inferior in rank or status | - |
| subdivide | 16 | divide into smaller and smaller pieces | This apartment cannot be subdivided any further! |
| sublimely | 16 | to the maximum degree | He seemed irritated at Edouard's questions but, apart from that, sublimely unconcerned |
| substrate | 11 | any stratum or layer lying underneath another | - |
| subabbots | 15 | - | - |
| subacidly | 17 | - | - |
| subacting | 14 | - | - |
| subaction | 13 | - | - |
| subadults | 12 | - | - |
| subaerial | 11 | - | - |
| subagency | 17 | - | - |
| subagents | 12 | - | - |
| subahdars | 15 | - | - |
| subahdary | 18 | - | - |
| subahship | 19 | - | - |
| subalpine | 13 | growing at high altitudes | - |
| subapical | 15 | - | - |
| subarctic | 15 | of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle | - |
| subastral | 11 | - | - |
| subbasins | 13 | - | - |
| subbasses | 13 | - | - |
| subblocks | 19 | - | - |
| subbranch | 18 | - | - |
| subbreeds | 14 | - | - |
| subbureau | 13 | - | - |
| subcantor | 13 | - | - |
| subcastes | 13 | - | - |
| subcaudal | 14 | - | - |
| subcauses | 13 | - | - |
| subcavity | 19 | - | - |
| subcellar | 13 | - | - |
| subcenter | 13 | - | - |
| subcentre | 13 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| substitute | 12 | act as a substitute | - |
| submission | 14 | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) | several of his submissions were rejected by publishers |
| subversive | 18 | in opposition to a civil authority or government | - |
| subsequent | 21 | following in time or order | subsequent developments |
| submissive | 17 | abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant | she has become submissive and subservient |
| subjective | 24 | of a mental act performed entirely within the mind | - |
| submitting | 15 | - | - |
| subsidiary | 16 | functioning in a supporting capacity | - |
| subscriber | 16 | someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money | - |
| subliminal | 14 | below the threshold of conscious perception | - |
| substation | 12 | a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network | - |
| subversion | 15 | the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government | - |
| subsidized | 23 | having partial financial support from public funds | lived in subsidized public housing |
| subsection | 14 | a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided | - |
| subterfuge | 16 | something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge |
| subscribed | 17 | (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end | the subscribed will |
| subculture | 14 | a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs | - |
| submariner | 14 | a member of the crew of a submarine | - |
| subjugated | 21 | reduced to submission | subjugated peoples |
| subspecies | 16 | (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species | - |
| subduction | 15 | a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate | - |
| submersion | 14 | the act of wetting something by submerging it | - |
| subsurface | 17 | beneath the surface | subsurface materials of the moon |
| submerging | 16 | sinking until covered completely with water | - |
| subclavian | 17 | situated beneath the clavicle | - |
| subsidised | 14 | having partial financial support from public funds | - |
| subdivided | 18 | - | - |
| subjection | 21 | the act of conquering | - |
| sublimated | 15 | passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid | - |
| sublingual | 13 | beneath the tongue | - |
| subchapter | 19 | - | - |
| subnuclear | 14 | - | - |
| subroutine | 12 | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program | - |
| subsistent | 12 | - | - |
| subacetate | 14 | - | - |
| subacidity | 18 | - | - |
| subactions | 14 | - | - |
| subacutely | 17 | - | - |
| subahships | 20 | - | - |
| subalterns | 12 | - | - |
| subangular | 13 | - | - |
| subaquatic | 23 | partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water | a marginal subaquatic flora |
| subaqueous | 21 | growing or remaining under water | viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat |
| subarctics | 16 | - | - |
| subarcuate | 14 | - | - |
| subarticle | 14 | - | - |
| subatomics | 16 | - | - |
| subaudible | 15 | - | - |
| subaudibly | 18 | - | - |
| subaverage | 16 | - | - |
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