Definition of subtle

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• subtle is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• subtle is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• subtle is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of subtle

• difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze (adjective)

  Examples

  1. his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
  2. a subtle difference

  Synonyms

  1. elusive
• working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a subtle poison

  Synonyms

  1. insidious
  2. pernicious
• able to make fine distinctions (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a subtle mind

See definition of subtle in Merriam Webster