SUBSTANTIVISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUBSTANTIVISES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SUBSTANTIVISES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSTANTIVISES is to know. It scores 19 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSTANTIVISES
No single letter turns SUBSTANTIVISES into another word.
How SUBSTANTIVISES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SUBSTANTIVISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSTANTIVISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBSTANTIVISES
- The letter S appears four times in SUBSTANTIVISES.
- SUBSTANTIVISES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSTANTIVISES
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Common questions about SUBSTANTIVISES
- Is SUBSTANTIVISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SUBSTANTIVISES is not in it.
- How many points is SUBSTANTIVISES worth?
- SUBSTANTIVISES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUBSTANTIVISES?
- No single letter can be added to SUBSTANTIVISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SUBSTANTIVISES:
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