SUBSTANTIALIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBSTANTIALIZE 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 25 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SUBSTANTIALIZE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSTANTIALIZE is to know. It scores 25 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSTANTIALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSTANTIALIZE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SUBSTANTIALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSTANTIALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SUBSTANTIALIZE
2 longer words begin with SUBSTANTIALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSTANTIALIZE
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Common questions about SUBSTANTIALIZE
- Is SUBSTANTIALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSTANTIALIZE, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSTANTIALIZE worth?
- SUBSTANTIALIZE is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBSTANTIALIZE?
- SUBSTANTIALIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SUBSTANTIALIZE:
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