297 words come out when you unscramble SUBSTANCES, starting with SUBSTANCES itself: 14 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are SUBSTANCE and SUBCASTES, 13 points each. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SUBSTANCES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 6 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Of the 28 7-letter words from SUBSTANCES, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. SUBSETS, SUNSETS and ABSCESS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTANCES, the top score is 10, reached by 5. ASSETS, CENSUS and CAUSES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from SUBSTANCES, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. CASES, CAUSE and ABUSE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words in SUBSTANCES, the top score is 8, reached by 6. BEST, CASE and BASE are the familiar ones.
BAC, CAB and CUB are the top 3-letter words made with SUBSTANCES letters, 7 points each. CAN, BUT and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SUBSTANCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SUBCASTES (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBSTANCES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTANCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 249 | 297 | 230 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CUBANES, SUBACTS, BUNCES, CUBANE, SUBACT, BASNETS, BUNCE, SUNBEAT, UNCASTS, BACS, BASNET, CAUSEN and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CUBESATS, CUBESAT, CANTUSES, BANCS, BASSEST, BANC, CENTAS, TSUBAS, UNCAST, BUNAS, BUTES, CENTU and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT, 2 in all.