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Is subset a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word subset is a Scrabble US word. The word subset is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1U1B3S1E1T1

Is subset a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word subset is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1U1B3S1E1T1

Is subset a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word subset is a Words With Friends word. The word subset is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1U2B4S1E1T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

SUBSET,

5-letter words (7 found)

BESTS,BUSES,BUSTS,BUTES,STUBS,SUETS,TUBES,

4-letter words (16 found)

BEST,BETS,BUSS,BUST,BUTE,BUTS,ESTS,SETS,STUB,SUBS,SUES,SUET,TUBE,TUBS,USES,UTES,

3-letter words (15 found)

BES,BET,BUS,BUT,ESS,EST,SET,SUB,SUE,SUS,TES,TUB,USE,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (7 found)

BE,ES,ET,ST,TE,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 47 words from subset according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of subset

subset

Etymology

sub- +‎ set.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʌbˌsɛt/

Noun

subset (plural subsets)

  1. (set theory, of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.
    • 1963, David B. MacNeil, Modern Mathematics for the Practical Man, David Van Nostrand, Republished as 2013, David B. MacNeil, Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics: A Practical Review, Dover, page 3,
      In the foregoing example, the set D of the first four letters of the alphabet, was a subset of the set A of all the letters of the alphabet, because A includes all the members of D.
  2. A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.

Usage notes

  • (set theory):
    • The subset relation is denoted ⊆ (⊂ for proper subset), and one writes A ⊆ B for "A is a subset of B".
    • It is permissible for A to contain no elements: the empty set is a subset of every set (including itself).

Synonyms

  • subclass

Antonyms

  • superclass
  • superset

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Verb

subset (third-person singular simple present subsets, present participle subsetting, simple past and past participle subsetted)

  1. (transitive) To take a subset of.
  2. (transitive, computing, typography) To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document.

Source: wiktionary.org