Jumble solved
Is STUBBORN a word? Yes.
STUBBORN is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 8 letters, worth 12 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 142 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 142
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 8 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 6
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (U, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 6 remaining consonants (S, T, B, B, R, N).
stubborn in a sentence
“And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness] Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of STUBBORN
One word uses all 8 letters:
- stubborn
8-letter words
1 word found- stubborn12
7-letter words
2 words found- burbots11
6-letter words
7 words found- burbot10
5-letter words
25 words found+ 10 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
55 words found+ 40 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
41 words found+ 26 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
11 words foundWords hidden inside STUBBORN
Without moving a single letter, reading stubborn straight through uncovers 3 shorter words — born, stub, tub. The longest unbroken run is born.
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Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
8
Distinct
7
Vowels
25%
U, O
Consonants
75%
S, T, B, B, R, N
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Solving STUBBORN: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters stubborn?
Rearranging the 8 letters in stubborn produces 142 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 8-letter answer stubborn here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does stubborn have any anagrams?
Using all 8 letters, stubborn rearranges into exactly one word: stubborn.
What is the longest word you can make from stubborn?
The longest solution is stubborn at 8 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from stubborn?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: stubborn yields bob, bos, bot, bro, bub, bun, bur, bus, but and nob. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "stubborn" used in a sentence?
Stubborn is itself a valid word. For example: "And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness] Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from stubborn scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, stubborn is the top scorer from stubborn at 12 points, followed by burbots (11), burbot (10) and burtons (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside stubborn?
Read left to right without moving any letters and stubborn already contains 3 shorter words: born, stub and tub. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is born. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.