SUBSTANTIALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBSTANTIALISE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SUBSTANTIALISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSTANTIALISE is to know. It scores 16 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSTANTIALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSTANTIALISE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SUBSTANTIALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSTANTIALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SUBSTANTIALISE
2 longer words begin with SUBSTANTIALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSTANTIALISE
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Common questions about SUBSTANTIALISE
- Is SUBSTANTIALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSTANTIALISE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSTANTIALISE worth?
- SUBSTANTIALISE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBSTANTIALISE?
- SUBSTANTIALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SUBSTANTIALISE:
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