Definition of subtleties

"subtleties" in the noun sense

1. nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

"without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"

"don't argue about shades of meaning"

2. subtlety, niceness

the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

"you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"

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subtleties in Scrabble®

The word subtleties is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters subtleties:

SUBTLETIES
(117)
SUBTLETIES
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

betitle, bitsets, busiest, bustles, butties, lutists, lutites, settles, sublets, sublist, subsite, subtest, tieless, tubless

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word subtleties

SUBTLETIES
(117)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In subtleties

SUBTLETIES
(117)
SUBTLETIES
(117)
BUSIEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUTTIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBSITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BITSETS
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TUBLESS
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BUSIEST
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BETITLE
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BUSTLES
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SUBTEST
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BITSETS
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BUTTIES
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SUBTEST
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SUBLIST
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TUBLESS
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BETITLE
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SUBSITE
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BUTTIES
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BETITLE
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TUBLESS
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BUSIEST
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BUSIEST
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SUBLETS
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SUBTEST
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LUTITES
(78 = 28 + 50)
TIELESS
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SETTLES
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SUBTLETIES
(78)
LUTISTS
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SUBTLETIES
(78)
SUBSITE
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BUSTLES
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TUBLESS
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BUSIEST
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TIELESS
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BUSIEST
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TIELESS
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BUSIEST
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TIELESS
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subtleties in Words With Friends™

The word subtleties is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters subtleties:

SUBTLETIES
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

betitle, bitsets, busiest, bustles, butties, lutists, lutites, settles, sublets, sublist, subsite, subtest, tieless, tubless

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word subtleties

SUBTLETIES
(189)
SUBTLETIES
(171)
SUBTLETIES
(102)
SUBTLETIES
(102)
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(81)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In subtleties

SUBTLETIES
(189)
SUBTLETIES
(171)
SUBTLETIES
(102)
SUBTLETIES
(102)
BUSTLES
(101 = 66 + 35)
TUBLESS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUBLIST
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SUBSITE
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SUBTEST
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BUSIEST
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BUTTIES
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TUBLESS
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BITSETS
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SUBLIST
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BUSTLES
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SUBTLETIES
(81)
BUTTIES
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BUSIEST
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LUTISTS
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LUTISTS
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BITSETS
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SETTLES
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BUSTLES
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TIELESS
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TIELESS
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SUBTLETIES
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LUTITES
(71 = 36 + 35)
BITSETS
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TIELESS
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TIELESS
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LUTISTS
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TIELESS
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LUTISTS
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BLUEST
(69)
BLUETS
(69)
LUTISTS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LUTISTS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LUTISTS
(68 = 33 + 35)
SUBTLETIES
(68)
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(68 = 33 + 35)
LUTITES
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LUTITES
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LUTITES
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TIELESS
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SETTLES
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TIELESS
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SUBLETS
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Words containing the sequence subtleties

Words that start with subtleties (1 word)

Words with subtleties in them (1 word)

Words that end with subtleties (2 words)

Word Growth involving subtleties

Shorter words in subtleties

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