220 words come out when you unscramble SUBSTATES, starting with SUBSTATES itself: 11 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 10 points, ASBESTUS, BASSETTS and SUBSTATE among them. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SUBSTATES split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 8 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 42 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Among 30 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTATES, the top score is 8, reached by 16. STATES, STATUS and ASSETS are the familiar ones.
35 of 60 5-letter words from SUBSTATES tie at 7 points; none scores more. STATE, ABUSE and ASSET will look familiar.
60 4-letter words made with SUBSTATES letters; 31 of them share the top score of 6. BEST, EAST and BASE are everyday picks.
12 of 42 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTATES tie at 5 points; none scores more. BUT, USE and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SUBSTATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What SUBSTATES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SUBSTATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 197 | 220 | 180 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TAUBES, BASSE, BESAT, BUATS, TAUBE, BUAT, TUTSES, UTASES, ETATS, SASSE, SAUTS, SESSA and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BASSEST, TSUBAS, BUTES, BAES, TUSSES, BAE, BES, SUSES, TASES, ESTS, TASE, ATS and 5 more, 17 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SUBSTATES and one more.