Definition of subterranean

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• subterranean is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
• subterranean is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
• subterranean is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of subterranean

• lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) (adjective)

  Examples

  1. subterranean motives for murder

  Synonyms

  1. subterraneous
  2. ulterior
• being or operating under the surface of the earth (adjective)

  Examples

  1. subterranean passages

  Synonyms

  1. subterraneous

See definition of subterranean in Merriam Webster