SUBSTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SUBSTAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBSTAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSTAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
substagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSTAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBSTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSTAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBSTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fitting beneath the stage of a microscope that holds mirrors, lamps or other accessories.
The substage lets a user control how light reaches the specimen from below. In microscopy manuals, it is described next to the condenser and the diaphragm.
How SUBSTAGE is used
The word substage is used mostly in laboratory and microscope instructions.
- He adjusted the substage until the image grew sharper.
- A small lamp was fixed to the substage.
- The old microscope had a damaged substage mirror.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBSTAGE
1 longer words begin with SUBSTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSTAGE
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Common questions about SUBSTAGE
- Is SUBSTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSTAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSTAGE worth?
- SUBSTAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSTAGE mean?
- A fitting beneath the stage of a microscope that holds mirrors, lamps or other accessories.
- What letters can be added to SUBSTAGE?
- SUBSTAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBSTAGE:
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