sub: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with S · ends with B
Meaning of sub
verb
- US, informal
To substitute for.
- US, informal
To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
- UK, informal
To replace (a player) with a substitute.
Example: He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.
- UK, informal, often, uncommon
To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
Example: He was subbed on half way through the second half, and scored within minutes.
Listed forms: subs, subbing, subbed.
Source: Wiktionary — sub.
prep
Under.
Source: Wiktionary — sub.
verb
To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.
Listed forms: subs, subbing, subbed.
Source: Wiktionary — sub.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for sub.
noun
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
- bomber
- grinder
- hero
- hero sandwich
- hoagie
- hoagy
- Cuban sandwich
- Italian sandwich
- poor boy
- submarine
- submarine sandwich
- torpedo
noun
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- submarine
- pigboat
verb
be a substitute
- substitute
- stand in
- fill in
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sub in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sub
S(1) + U(1) + B(3) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of sub
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sub
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sub. Showing up to 24, longest first.