Definitions For Subtext

Noun

SUBTEXT (plural SUBTEXTs) (authorship) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

Derived terms

subtextual

Descendants

{{desc, bor=1, he, סאבטקסט, tr=sábtekst}}

See also

subcurrent undercurrent

Translations

Armenian: ենթատեքստ Chinese: : Mandarin: 潛台詞, sc=Hani, 潜台词, tr=qiántáicí, sc=Hani Czech: podtext, m Finnish: alateksti Hebrew: משמעות סמוייה, f (mashma'ut smuya, sc=Hebr), תת כותרת, f Russian: подте́кст Swedish: undertext, c

Etymology

sub + text

Anagrams

butt sex, buttsex

Is Subtext a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18

The word Subtext is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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