Definitions for subplot

subplot sub·plot

Spelling: [suhb-plot]
IPA: /ˈsʌbˌplɒt/

Subplot is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 182 anagrams from letters in subplot (blopstu).

Definitions for subplot

noun

  1. a secondary or subordinate plot, as in a play, novel, or other literary work; underplot. Compare counterplot (def 2).

Origin of subplot

First recorded in 1915-20; sub- + plot

Examples for subplot

But what exactly would turn psychotropic drugs like Prozac and Paxil and Zoloft into a subplot in the subprime mess?

Meanwhile there is a subplot (of sorts) about five people who all had a role in a crooked real estate deal.

One subplot exchanges homeless people for illegal immigrants crossing into the United States.

The subplot is always whether The Company will outrun her latest mood swing, which also turns out to be somehow brilliant.

Kinsella deserves some credit for writing a subplot about a gay character coming to terms with his sexuality in The Wedding Girl.

Word Value for subplot
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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