sub
NOUNVERB
/səb/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
sub is a valid 3-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1B3
1 + 1 + 3 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does sub mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Be a substitute.
“The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague”
“The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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Anagrams of sub
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