subordinate
Subordinate can refer to an assistant subject to the authority or control of another or a word that is more specific than a given word. As a verb, subordinate can mean to make subordinate, dependent, or subservient or rank or order as less important or consider of less value.
Length
11
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
SU
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SUBORDINATE” Mean?
/səˈbɔːdɪnət/
subordinate has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
3 senseslower in rank or importance
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
“a subordinate kingdom”
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
“a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesan assistant subject to the authority or control of another
Synonyms
a word that is more specific than a given word
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesrank or order as less important or consider of less value
“Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools”
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
“Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler”
Synonyms
Synonyms for SUBORDINATE
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
lower in rank or importance
Length
11 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
S, U, B, O, R, D, I, N, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★SUBORDINATE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SUBORDINATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SUBORDINATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SUBORDINATE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
11
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHIJK
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
SU, UB, BO, OR, RD, DI, IN, NA, AT, TE
Trigrams
SUB, UBO, BOR, ORD, RDI, DIN, INA, NAT, ATE
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