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Term: sub

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "sub": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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  2. sub

sub

Definitions

Noun

  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
  2. A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

Verb

  1. Be a substitute
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "sub".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 subject 2 161
2 subjects 2 81
3 substantial 3 66
4 substantially 4 36
5 substance 2 33
6 subsequent 3 29
7 suburban 3 29
8 submarine 3 26
9 subtle 2 25
10 subjected 3 24
11 substances 3 23
12 substrate 2 23
13 substitute 3 22
14 submitted 3 21
15 submarines 3 20
16 subjective 3 18
17 submit 2 18
18 suburbs 2 18
19 substituted 4 15
20 subsection 3 13
21 suburb 2 13
22 subdivision 4 11
23 subsequently 4 11
24 subsistence 3 10
25 subsystems 3 10
26 subordinates 4 9
27 subdued 2 8
28 subgroups 2 7
29 submerged 2 7
30 subscribers 3 7
31 subsidiary 5 7
32 subspace 2 7
33 subway 2 7
34 submitting 3 6
35 subordinate 4 6
36 subtly 3 6
37 subtraction 3 6
38 antisubmarine 5 5
39 sub 1 5
40 subcommittee 4 5
41 subsided 3 5
42 substitutes 3 5
43 subconscious 3 4
44 subconsciously 4 4
45 submission 3 4
46 submissive 3 4
47 subordinated 5 4
48 subscription 3 4
49 subsidize 3 4
50 subsidized 3 4
51 substituting 4 4
52 subtleties 3 4
53 subtracted 3 4
54 sublime 2 3
55 submachine 3 3
56 submits 2 3
57 subscribed 2 3
58 subservient 4 3
59 subsidies 3 3
60 subsidy 3 3
61 substantive 3 3
62 substrates 2 3
63 subtitled 3 3
64 subtracting 3 3
65 subtype 2 3
66 insubordinate 5 2
67 insubordination 6 2
68 insubstantial 4 2
69 oversubscribed 4 2
70 subdue 2 2
71 subic 2 2
72 subs 1 2
73 subscribing 3 2
74 subside 2 2
75 subsidiaries 5 2
76 substantiate 4 2
77 substitution 4 2
78 subsystem 3 2
79 subtract 2 2
80 suburbanite 4 2
81 subversive 3 2
82 subatomic 4 1
83 subbing 2 1
84 subcontinent 4 1
85 subcontracting 4 1
86 subdivisions 4 1
87 subduing 3 1
88 subject's 2 1
89 subjectivity 5 1
90 subjects' 2 1
91 subjugate 3 1
92 sublease 2 1
93 submissions 3 1
94 subpoena 3 1
95 subpoenas 3 1
96 subscribe 2 1
97 subservience 4 1
98 subsist 2 1
99 subsoil 2 1
100 subspaces 3 1
101 substantiates 4 1
102 substantiation 5 1
103 substantively 4 1
104 substitutions 4 1
105 subsurface 3 1
106 subtler 3 1
107 subtlety 3 1
108 suburbanites 4 1
109 suburbia 4 1
110 subversion 3 1
111 subversives 3 1
112 subverted 3 1
113 subverting 3 1
114 subways 2 1
115 assubel 3 0
116 insubstantiate 5 0
117 insubstantiated 6 0
118 kosub 2 0
119 matsubara 4 0
120 mitsuba 3 0
121 mitsubishi 4 0
122 mitsubishi's 4 0
123 oversubscribe 4 0
124 resubmit 3 0
125 resubmitted 4 0
126 resubmitting 4 0
127 self-subsistence 4 0
128 sub's 1 0
129 sub-foreman 3 0
130 sub-way 2 0
131 suba 2 0
132 subacute 3 0
133 subandrio 4 0
134 subaru 3 0
135 subassemblies 4 0
136 subassembly 4 0
137 subbed 1 0
138 subchapter 3 0
139 subcommander 4 0
140 subcommander's 4 0
141 subcommanders 4 0
142 subcommittee's 4 0
143 subcommittees 4 0
144 subcompact 3 0
145 subcompacts 3 0
146 subcontinents 4 0
147 subcontract 3 0
148 subcontracted 4 0
149 subcontractor 4 0
150 subcontractors 4 0
151 subcontracts 3 0
152 subculture 3 0
153 subcultures 3 0
154 subcutaneous 5 0
155 subdivide 3 0
156 subdivided 4 0
157 suber 2 0
158 subfamilies 4 0
159 subfamily 4 0
160 subgroup 2 0
161 subhlok 2 0
162 subhuman 3 0
163 subia 3 0
164 subjecting 3 0
165 subjugated 4 0
166 subkingdom 3 0
167 subleasing 3 0
168 sublet 2 0
169 sublett 2 0
170 subliminal 4 0
171 subliminally 5 0
172 subluxation 4 0
173 subluxations 4 0
174 submarine's 3 0
175 submarines's 4 0
176 submerge 2 0
177 submergence 3 0
178 submerse 2 0
179 submersed 2 0
180 submersible 4 0
181 submersion 3 0
182 subminimum 4 0
183 subnotebook 3 0
184 subordinating 5 0
185 subordination 5 0
186 subotnick 3 0
187 subpar 2 0
188 subplot 2 0
189 subplots 2 0
190 subpoenaed 3 0
191 subpoenaing 4 0
192 subprincipal 4 0
193 subprincipals 4 0
194 subra 2 0
195 subramanian 5 0
196 subroto 3 0
197 subs's 2 0
198 subsaharan 4 0
199 subscriber 3 0
200 subscriber's 3 0
201 subscribers' 3 0
202 subscribes 2 0
203 subscriptions 3 0
204 subset 2 0
205 subsidence 3 0
206 subsides 2 0
207 subsidiaries' 5 0
208 subsidiary's 5 0
209 subsiding 3 0
210 subsidization 5 0
211 subsidizes 4 0
212 subsidizing 4 0
213 subspacing 3 0
214 substandard 3 0
215 substantiated 5 0
216 substation 3 0
217 subterfuge 3 0
218 subterranean 5 0
219 subtext 2 0
220 subtitle 3 0
221 subtitles 3 0
222 subtyping 3 0
223 suburb's 2 0
224 suburbanization 6 0
225 suburbanize 4 0
226 suburbans 3 0
227 subvert 2 0
228 subverts 2 0
229 subvolcanic 4 0
230 subzero 3 0
231 undersubscribed 4 0
232 unsubscribe 3 0
233 unsubscribed 3 0
234 unsubsidized 4 0
235 unsubstantiated 6 0
236 unsubtle 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "sub".

# Word Syllables Freq

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sub".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 scrub 1 9
2 stub 1 3
3 subs 1 2
4 subic 2 2
5 stubs 1 2
6 shrub 1 1
7 suba 2 0
8 snub 1 0
9 su 1 0
10 szuba 2 0
11 subra 2 0
12 subia 3 0
13 suber 2 0
14 sub's 1 0
15 strub 1 0
16 staub 1 0
17 snubs 1 0
18 shaub 1 0
19 scuba 2 0
20 kosub 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "sub" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "sub" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "sub" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "sub".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sab's 1 0
2 sib 1 0
3 sob 1 0
4 sub's 1 0
5 sub-foreman 3 0
6 sub-way 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 236

Sound Alikes: 0

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 6

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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