SUBSTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SUBSTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBSTATE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSTATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSTATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
substatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSTATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBSTATE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSTATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBSTATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A division or smaller unit within a larger state, whether political or physical.
Political writers use substate for a region with its own government inside a bigger country. Physicists use it for a distinct level inside a quantum state.
How SUBSTATE is used
Substate is used in politics and in physics, so the surrounding text shows which meaning applies.
- The province acts as a substate with its own laws.
- Each substate of the atom has a measurable energy.
- Funds pass from the federal level to every substate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBSTATE
1 longer words begin with SUBSTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSTATE
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Common questions about SUBSTATE
- Is SUBSTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSTATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSTATE worth?
- SUBSTATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSTATE mean?
- A division or smaller unit within a larger state, whether political or physical.
- What letters can be added to SUBSTATE?
- SUBSTATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBSTATE:
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