subtraction

1. Mathematics The arithmetic operation of finding the difference between two quantities or numbers.

2. The act or process of subtracting; deduction.

3. an act, operation, or instance of as.

4. The withdrawing or withholding of a right to which an individual is entitled.

5. The operation of deducting one number from another .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
subtraction	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ab	4
ai	2
an	2
ar	2
as	2
at	2
ba	4
bi	4
bo	4
in	2
is	2
it	2
na	2
no	2
nu	2
oi	2
on	2
or	2
os	2
si	2
so	2
ta	2
ti	2
to	2
un	2
us	2
ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abs	5
act	5
ain	3
air	3
ais	3
ait	3
ani	3
ant	3
arb	5
arc	5
ars	3
art	3
att	3
ban	5
bar	5
bas	5
bat	5
bin	5
bio	5
bis	5
bit	5
boa	5
bos	5
bot	5
bra	5
bro	5
bun	5
bur	5
bus	5
but	5
cab	7
can	5
car	5
cat	5
cis	5
cob	7
con	5
cor	5
cos	5
cot	5
cru	5
cub	7
cur	5
cut	5
ins	3
ion	3
its	3
nab	5
nib	5
nit	3
nob	5
nor	3
nos	3
not	3
nub	5
nus	3
nut	3
oar	3
oat	3
oba	5
obi	5
oca	5
ons	3
ora	3
orb	5
orc	5
ors	3
ort	3
our	3
out	3
rai	3
ran	3
ras	3
rat	3
ria	3
rib	5
rin	3
rob	5
roc	5
rot	3
rub	5
run	3
rut	3
sab	5
sac	5
san	3
sat	3
sau	3
sib	5
sic	5
sin	3
sir	3
sit	3
sob	5
soc	5
son	3
sot	3
sou	3
sri	3
sub	5
sun	3
tab	5
tan	3
tao	3
tar	3
tas	3
tat	3
tau	3
tic	5
tin	3
tis	3
tit	3
ton	3
tor	3
tot	3
tub	5
tui	3
tun	3
tut	3
uni	3
uns	3
urb	5
urn	3
uta	3
uts	3
aro	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abri	6
abut	6
acro	6
acts	6
ains	4
airn	4
airs	4
airt	4
aits	4
anis	4
anti	4
ants	4
anus	4
arbs	6
arco	6
arcs	6
arts	4
asci	6
aunt	4
auto	4
bait	6
banc	8
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bars	6
bast	6
bats	6
batt	6
bias	6
bins	6
bint	6
bios	6
bits	6
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boar	6
boas	6
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bora	6
born	6
bort	6
bota	6
bots	6
bott	6
bout	6
bran	6
bras	6
brat	6
brin	6
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bris	6
brit	6
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brut	6
buna	6
buns	6
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bura	6
burn	6
burs	6
bust	6
buts	6
butt	6
cabs	8
cain	6
cans	6
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carb	8
carn	6
cars	6
cart	6
cast	6
cats	6
ciao	6
cion	6
cist	6
coat	6
cobs	8
coin	6
coir	6
coni	6
cons	6
corn	6
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cost	6
cots	6
crab	8
crib	8
cris	6
crit	6
crus	6
cubs	8
curb	8
curn	6
curs	6
curt	6
cuts	6
icon	6
inro	4
into	4
ions	4
iota	4
iron	4
isba	6
nabs	6
naoi	4
naos	4
narc	6
nibs	6
nits	4
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noir	4
nori	4
nota	4
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nubs	6
nuts	4
oars	4
oast	4
oats	4
obas	6
obia	6
obis	6
obit	6
ocas	6
onus	4
orbs	6
orca	6
orcs	6
orts	4
osar	4
otic	6
ours	4
oust	4
outs	4
rain	4
rais	4
rani	4
rant	4
rato	4
rats	4
rias	4
ribs	6
rins	4
riot	4
roan	4
robs	6
rocs	6
rota	4
roti	4
rots	4
rout	4
rubs	6
ruin	4
runs	4
runt	4
rust	4
ruts	4
sain	4
sari	4
sati	4
scab	8
scan	6
scar	6
scat	6
scot	6
scut	6
snib	6
snit	4
snob	6
snot	4
snub	6
soar	4
soba	6
soca	6
sora	4
sorb	6
sori	4
sorn	4
sort	4
sour	4
stab	6
star	4
stat	4
stir	4
stoa	4
stob	6
stot	4
stub	6
stun	4
suba	6
suit	4
sura	4
tabs	6
tabu	6
taco	6
tact	6
tain	4
tans	4
taos	4
tarn	4
taro	4
tars	4
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tats	4
taus	4
taut	4
tian	4
tics	6
tins	4
tint	4
tiro	4
tits	4
toit	4
tons	4
tora	4
torc	6
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torn	4
tors	4
tort	4
tosa	4
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tots	4
tour	4
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trio	4
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turn	4
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unai	4
unci	6
unco	6
unis	4
unit	4
unto	4
urbs	6
uric	6
urns	4
ursa	4
utas	4
rabi	6
aros	4
cria	6
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abort	7
about	7
abris	7
abuts	7
acorn	7
acros	7
actin	7
actor	7
airns	5
airts	5
antic	7
antis	5
arcus	7
arson	5
ascon	7
ascot	7
astir	5
attic	7
aunts	5
auric	7
auris	5
autos	5
bacon	9
bairn	7
baits	7
banco	9
bancs	9
baric	9
barns	7
baron	7
basic	9
basin	7
baton	7
batts	7
battu	7
bints	7
biont	7
biota	7
bison	7
bitts	7
boars	7
boart	7
boast	7
boats	7
bonus	7
boras	7
boric	9
borts	7
bosun	7
botas	7
botts	7
bourn	7
bouts	7
bract	9
brain	7
brans	7
brant	7
brats	7
brins	7
brios	7
brits	7
britt	7
bronc	9
bruin	7
bruit	7
brunt	7
bruts	7
bunas	7
bunco	9
bunts	7
buran	7
buras	7
burin	7
burns	7
burnt	7
bursa	7
burst	7
butts	7
cabin	9
cains	7
cairn	7
canso	7
canst	7
canto	7
cants	7
carbo	9
carbs	9
carns	7
carob	9
carts	7
cauri	7
cions	7
coast	7
coati	7
coats	7
cobia	9
cobra	9
coins	7
coirs	7
conus	7
coria	7
corns	7
cornu	7
costa	7
cotan	7
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count	7
court	7
crabs	9
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crits	7
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cubit	9
cunit	7
curbs	9
curia	7
curio	7
curns	7
curst	7
cutin	7
cutis	7
icons	7
ictus	7
incur	7
incus	7
intro	5
iotas	5
irons	5
nabis	7
nairu	5
narco	7
narcs	7
naric	7
naris	5
nitro	5
noirs	5
noria	5
noris	5
nubia	7
nutso	5
obias	7
obits	7
octan	7
ontic	7
orbit	7
orcas	7
orcin	7
ornis	5
oscar	7
ostia	5
ottar	5
rabic	9
racon	7
rains	5
ranis	5
rants	5
ratio	5
ratos	5
riant	5
riots	5
roans	5
roast	5
robin	7
rosin	5
rosti	5
rotas	5
rotis	5
roust	5
routs	5
ruins	5
runic	7
runts	5
rutin	5
sabin	7
sabir	7
sabot	7
saint	5
santo	5
sarin	5
satin	5
scant	7
scart	7
scatt	7
scaur	7
scion	7
scorn	7
scour	7
scout	7
scran	7
scrob	9
scrub	9
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scuta	7
sitar	5
snort	5
snout	5
sonar	5
sonic	7
stain	5
stair	5
start	5
stint	5
stoai	5
stoat	5
stoic	7
stour	5
stout	5
stria	5
strut	5
stunt	5
sturt	5
suint	5
sutra	5
sutta	5
tabor	7
tabun	7
tabus	7
tacit	7
tacos	7
tacts	7
tains	5
taint	5
tanto	5
tarns	5
taroc	7
taros	5
tarot	5
tarsi	5
tarts	5
taunt	5
tauon	5
tauts	5
tians	5
tinct	7
tints	5
tiros	5
titan	5
toast	5
toits	5
tonic	7
tonus	5
toras	5
torcs	7
toric	7
torsi	5
torta	5
torts	5
torus	5
tours	5
touts	5
tract	7
train	5
trait	5
trans	5
triac	7
trios	5
trois	5
trona	5
trots	5
trout	5
trust	5
tsuba	7
tsubo	7
tubas	7
tunas	5
tunic	7
turbo	7
turns	5
tutor	5
unais	5
unbar	7
uncia	7
uncos	7
unica	7
units	5
urban	7
urbia	7
natto	5
rabis	7
crias	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aborts	8
acinus	8
acorns	8
actins	8
action	8
actors	8
airbus	8
antics	8
anuric	8
aorist	6
aortic	8
aristo	6
aroint	6
arsino	6
artist	6
atonic	8
attics	8
attorn	6
aurist	6
autist	6
bacons	10
bairns	8
bancos	10
barons	8
basion	8
batons	8
bicorn	10
bicron	10
binocs	10
bionts	8
biotas	8
bistro	8
boarts	8
bonaci	10
bonita	8
bonsai	8
bourns	8
bracts	10
brains	8
brants	8
britts	8
broast	8
broncs	10
brucin	10
bruins	8
bruits	8
brunts	8
buncos	10
burans	8
burins	8
burton	8
bustic	10
button	8
cabins	10
cairns	8
cantor	8
cantos	8
cantus	8
carbon	10
carbos	10
carobs	10
carton	8
casino	8
castor	8
cation	8
cauris	8
citron	8
citrus	8
coatis	8
cobias	10
cobnut	10
cobras	10
coitus	8
contra	8
corban	10
cornua	8
cornus	8
cortin	8
costar	8
cotans	8
cottar	8
cottas	8
counts	8
courts	8
cousin	8
craton	8
crista	8
cuatro	8
cubist	10
cubits	10
cunits	8
curios	8
cutins	8
incurs	8
instar	6
intact	8
intort	6
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isobar	8
nairus	6
narcos	8
nastic	8
nitros	6
norias	6
nubias	8
nutbar	8
nutria	6
obtain	8
octans	8
octant	8
orbits	8
orcins	8
ottars	6
outact	8
outran	6
outsat	6
outsin	6
outsit	6
racino	8
racist	8
racons	8
ration	6
ratios	6
ratton	6
rictus	8
robins	8
robust	8
rubati	8
rubato	8
rustic	8
rutins	6
sabicu	10
sacbut	10
santir	6
santur	6
satori	6
scoria	8
scotia	8
scrota	8
sorbic	10
souari	6
soucar	8
static	8
statin	6
stator	6
stotin	6
strain	6
strait	6
strati	6
strict	8
strunt	6
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suitor	6
tabors	8
tabour	8
tabuns	8
taints	6
tanist	6
tantos	6
tarocs	8
tarots	6
tatsoi	6
taunts	6
tauons	6
tincts	8
titans	6
tocsin	8
tonics	8
torics	8
tortas	6
toucan	8
tracts	8
trains	6
traits	6
triacs	8
tricot	8
triton	6
tronas	6
trouts	6
truant	6
tubist	8
tunica	8
tunics	8
turaco	8
turban	8
turbit	8
turbos	8
turbot	8
turion	6
tutors	6
unbars	8
uncast	8
uranic	8
uratic	8
urbias	8
nattos	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abortus	9
acinous	9
actions	9
aroints	7
astrict	9
atonics	9
attorns	7
auction	9
bastion	9
bicorns	11
bicrons	11
bistort	9
bonacis	11
bonitas	9
botanic	11
brisant	9
brucins	11
burtons	9
buttons	9
cantors	9
carbons	11
caribou	11
carious	9
carotin	9
cartons	9
cations	9
catsuit	9
caution	9
cistron	9
citator	9
citrons	9
citrous	9
cobnuts	11
conatus	9
contras	9
corbans	11
corbina	11
cortina	9
cortins	9
cottars	9
courant	9
cratons	9
cuatros	9
curiosa	9
curtain	9
inburst	9
incrust	9
intorts	7
intrust	7
narcist	9
nitrous	7
nutbars	9
nutrias	7
obtains	9
octants	9
outacts	9
outcast	9
racinos	9
rainout	7
rations	7
rattons	7
ricotta	9
robusta	9
rubatos	9
ruction	9
santour	7
sautoir	7
station	7
strobic	11
suction	9
surcoat	9
taborin	9
tabours	9
taction	9
tantric	9
toucans	9
tourist	7
transit	7
tricots	9
tritons	7
truants	7
tubaist	9
turacos	9
turbans	9
turbits	9
turbots	9
turions	7
turista	7
boricua	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abstrict	12
antirust	8
auctions	10
botanist	10
cantoris	10
caribous	12
carotins	10
cautions	10
citators	10
contrast	10
corbinas	12
cortinas	10
courants	10
curation	10
curtains	10
instruct	10
naturist	8
obstruct	12
oscitant	10
rainouts	8
ricottas	10
ructions	10
sorbitan	10
strontia	8
strontic	10
subtonic	12
subtract	12
taborins	10
taciturn	10
tactions	10
titanous	8
tourista	8
traction	10
turncoat	10
urbanist	10
urticant	10
boricuas	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
curations	11
incubator	13
obscurant	13
stirabout	11
suctorian	11
tractions	11
turncoats	11
urticants	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
incubators	14

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
subtraction	15