SUBSTANTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SUBSTANTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
s1u1b3s1t1a1n1t1i1v4e1
PlayableSUBSTANTIVE · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SUBSTANTIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.82%
Our own measure of how useful SUBSTANTIVE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSTANTIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
substantivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSTANTIVE scores
Scrabble s1u1b3s1t1a1n1t1i1v4e1 16
Words with Friends s1u2b4s1t1a1n2t1i1v5e1 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUBSTANTIVE, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSTANTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SUBSTANTIVE
3 longer words begin with SUBSTANTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSTANTIVE
suivantes12 tastevins12 vauntiest12 battiness11 intubates11 statives11 suivante11 tastevin11 vastiest11 basinets10 bassinet10 batistes10 besaints10 bestains10 buntiest10 bustiest10 intubate10 substate10 tabinets10 tubaists10 unbiases10 antsiest8 instates8 nastiest8 nutsiest8 satinets8 sinuates8 situates8 tautness8 titaness8 unstates8 abusive12 invests10 naivest10 natives10 savines10 stative10 stevias10 suasive10 suavest10
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Common questions about SUBSTANTIVE
- Is SUBSTANTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSTANTIVE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSTANTIVE worth?
- SUBSTANTIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBSTANTIVE?
- SUBSTANTIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUBSTANTIVE:
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