Unscramble SUBSTITUTION to get 260 words. SUBSTITUTION itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1U12B34S1T1I1T1U12T1I1O1N12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SUBSTITUTION by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 18 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
OUTSTUNTS is the only one of the 9-letter words made with SUBSTITUTION letters; it scores 9 points.
Among 38 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTITUTION, the top score is 8, reached by 19. BUTTON, INSIST and STUNTS are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words from SUBSTITUTION; 29 of them share the top score of 7. BONUS, BUTTS and SUITS are everyday picks.
34 of 60 4-letter words in SUBSTITUTION tie at 6 points; none scores more. BITS, BUTT and BOSS will look familiar.
Of the 57 3-letter words made with SUBSTITUTION letters, 20 score 5 points, the group's best. NOT, BUT and OUT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of SUBSTITUTION for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ON · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SUBUNITS (10 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SUBSTITUTION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTITUTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 260) | 201 | 258 | 185 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
59 of the 260 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BINIOUS, BONISTS, UNBITTS, BINIOU, BISSON, BONIST, BUISTS, BUSTIS, OUBITS, OUSTITIS, UNBITT, BITOS and 47 more. 16 of the 260 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TSUBOS, UNSUBS, STOTINS, TSUBO, UNSUB, NUTSOS, STOTIN, STOTTS, TSOTSI, NUTSO, STOTS, STOTT and 4 more. 2 of the 260 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT.
With one more tile, the letters of SUBSTITUTION spell the words below.