SUBSTANTIVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SUBSTANTIVAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBSTANTIVAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSTANTIVAL is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSTANTIVAL
No single letter turns SUBSTANTIVAL into another word.
How SUBSTANTIVAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SUBSTANTIVAL, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSTANTIVAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBSTANTIVAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of, or functioning as, a noun.
Grammarians call a word or phrase substantival when it fills a noun's role in a sentence, such as "the rich" in "the rich pay more". The word is also used in law for the actual rights rather than procedure.
How SUBSTANTIVAL is used
Used in grammar and, less often, in legal writing.
- In this sentence the adjective has a substantival use.
- A substantival clause can serve as the subject.
- The court dealt with the substantival issues first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSTANTIVAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBSTANTIVAL
1 longer words begin with SUBSTANTIVAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSTANTIVAL
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Common questions about SUBSTANTIVAL
- Is SUBSTANTIVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSTANTIVAL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSTANTIVAL worth?
- SUBSTANTIVAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSTANTIVAL mean?
- Of, or functioning as, a noun.
- What letters can be added to SUBSTANTIVAL?
- No single letter can be added to SUBSTANTIVAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SUBSTANTIVAL:
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